Just bought a new box (taking some newbies for their second shooting trip), and noticed the ammo was different.
The box has "Improved Accuracy Bullet" stamped on the top, but otherwise looks the same.
The cartridge, looks rather different.
The bullet is copper colored (like their 50 round boxes of ammo). The case, is slightly different shaped, and appears to be the same as the cases in their 50 round boxes.
Seems Winchester heard the complaints about the ammo (i.e. poor accuracy, and difficulty in some guns with reliability due to different shaped case), and just boxed up their regular 9mm bullets into 100 round loose boxes.
If I can rustle up a digital camera, I'll snap pictures (of their old 50 round ammo, new 100 round VP, and old 100 round VP). If anyone has a chronograph, they might run to Walmart, and see if they're more consistent than the old stuff.
-Morgan
The box has "Improved Accuracy Bullet" stamped on the top, but otherwise looks the same.
The cartridge, looks rather different.
The bullet is copper colored (like their 50 round boxes of ammo). The case, is slightly different shaped, and appears to be the same as the cases in their 50 round boxes.
Seems Winchester heard the complaints about the ammo (i.e. poor accuracy, and difficulty in some guns with reliability due to different shaped case), and just boxed up their regular 9mm bullets into 100 round loose boxes.
If I can rustle up a digital camera, I'll snap pictures (of their old 50 round ammo, new 100 round VP, and old 100 round VP). If anyone has a chronograph, they might run to Walmart, and see if they're more consistent than the old stuff.
-Morgan