Speer .40 S&W ammo question

[Flying V]

I bought several boxes of Speer .40 Gold Dot 155 gr ammo for a very low price. On the back of each box it states "Reclassified not for law enforcement."
Does anyone have an idea what that might be about?

 

[Zak Smith]

Someone else can probably quote the exact procedure, but LE ammo is not taxed the same (fed. excise tax?) as other ammo.

-z

 

[Gabby Hayes]

Speer recalled several lots of handgun ammunition early last year due to some irregularities in the manufacturing process. Here's a link about the recall: http://greent.com/40Page/general/speer-recall.htm

Speer subsequently reissued some of these lots as "reclassified," considering them suitable for range or practice use, but not recommended for self defense purposes: http://greent.com/40Page/general/speer-reclass.htm

 

[4Truck]

I bought some of those myself, I too was curious as to why they were so cheap. Thanks for the info