40 S&W - 165 gr FMJ - Winchester USA - 500 Rounds

Video Transcript:

Target ammo from Winchester is officially called the USA Brand but it's more commonly referred to as Winchester White Box because-- well, because it comes in a white box. This is their run of the mill target and practice ammo that's offered at a budget price.

For this review, we went through one of the big 100 round boxes of 165 grain .40 Smith & Wesson. Unlike the 9 mm white box load, the rounds are not just casually piled in a box, instead they are arranged in double decker ammo trays in a box the size of a suitcase. Seriously, this box is huge. At least you shouldn't have to worry about anything getting damaged during shipping.

The cases are reloadable brass with a non-corrosive primer and the bullets are lead core with a copper full metal jacket. Recoil is moderate for a .40, making this a decent round for practice. Function was flawless in all of our test guns with no malfunctioning or reliability issues. We shot a quick 10 round group from the bench to test for accuracy and got decent results, about on par with most of the other .40 caliber practice ammo that we reviewed.

One small thing I'm not too crazy about with this ammo, it's kind of dirty and sometimes leaves behind these brass colored flecks that make it look like the glitter fairy just visited the inside of your gun. That's really not a big deal and it usually cleans up just fine. Overall, Winchester White Box and .40 Smith & Wesson is a great value, especially for reloadable brass cased ammo made in the USA.