It's not flaming or being all superior if you politely correct the terminology in order to avoid confusion.
I noticed some replied giving info about "bullets," and others gave info about "ammo" (loaded rounds). That could be misleading and confusing to the OP.
StiKiller--
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll have a good time here and learn a lot. The guys who corrected your terminology are trying to be helpful. If you go into a gun shop and ask for bullets, that's what you'll get, only bullets. They will probably think you're a reloader. What you're talking about is ammo, which just about everybody understands to mean complete cartridges, ready to shoot. Usually, we don't buy ammo by the "size," but by caliber. Your ammo's full name is forty caliber (.40) Smith & Wesson. But, all handgun shooters will know what you mean if you just say, "forty." So, just go in to your local gun store and say, "Hey, guys, hook me up with a couple boxes of forty." However, if you are buying from WalMart, that may not work. The guy behind the sporting goods counter might be on loan from the produce department. Even my regular guy is too stupid to find the ammo I always get. So, I have to eyeball it and direct him to it.
If you just want range ammo for practice, it's hard to beat WalMart if you're getting a few boxes at a time. Prices have been going up lately, so I can't give you a real current price, but it will probably be better than range prices. Yes, the Winchester "white box" is what a lot of us use for inexpensive practice ammo. Normally, handgun ammo comes 50 rounds to a box, but Wally World sometimes carries boxes of 100, which give a little price break. The premium personal protection ammo often comes in smaller boxes of 20 or 25 rounds.
Have fun and be safe.
K
I noticed some replied giving info about "bullets," and others gave info about "ammo" (loaded rounds). That could be misleading and confusing to the OP.
StiKiller--
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll have a good time here and learn a lot. The guys who corrected your terminology are trying to be helpful. If you go into a gun shop and ask for bullets, that's what you'll get, only bullets. They will probably think you're a reloader. What you're talking about is ammo, which just about everybody understands to mean complete cartridges, ready to shoot. Usually, we don't buy ammo by the "size," but by caliber. Your ammo's full name is forty caliber (.40) Smith & Wesson. But, all handgun shooters will know what you mean if you just say, "forty." So, just go in to your local gun store and say, "Hey, guys, hook me up with a couple boxes of forty." However, if you are buying from WalMart, that may not work. The guy behind the sporting goods counter might be on loan from the produce department. Even my regular guy is too stupid to find the ammo I always get. So, I have to eyeball it and direct him to it.
If you just want range ammo for practice, it's hard to beat WalMart if you're getting a few boxes at a time. Prices have been going up lately, so I can't give you a real current price, but it will probably be better than range prices. Yes, the Winchester "white box" is what a lot of us use for inexpensive practice ammo. Normally, handgun ammo comes 50 rounds to a box, but Wally World sometimes carries boxes of 100, which give a little price break. The premium personal protection ammo often comes in smaller boxes of 20 or 25 rounds.
Have fun and be safe.
K
