New LnL Owners: Whatcha Doin wit Yer Free Bullets?

Dodge DeBoulet · January 15, 2010, 04:41 PM

I just got 1,100 .40cal/10mm 180gr Hollow Points free from Hornady, as part of their Get Loaded! promotion. 1,000 for the press, and 100 for the die set.

They seem like awfully nice bullets for poking holes in paper, or even knocking down poppers. And I'm not supposed to use 'em in the indoor range anyway.

What are you doing with yours?

Randy 1911 · January 15, 2010, 05:40 PM

I had a bad experience with the "Get Loaded" program. I sent in all my stuff and didn't hear anything back from Hornady so after a few weeks I threw my box away. About 1-1/2 months later I got a letter in the mail with all my stuff in it and a letter saying that I had sent in the wrong UPC code. Therefore they were rejecting my submission for bullets. Of couruse by this time the box was long gone, so I never got my bullets.

I did buy a set of Hornady dies about a month ago and gave it another try. I got my 100 bullets this time. I'm still upset about the 1000 bullets tho.

zxcvbob · January 15, 2010, 05:46 PM

It took about 6 months to get mine because the bullets were backordered.

A thousand .30 rifle bullets will last me a lifetime. They are currently sitting in boxes under the reloading bench. (they sure are pretty bullets)

alloy · January 15, 2010, 07:31 PM

I buried all mine behind a paper plate, in a dirt embankment.

DiscoRacing · January 15, 2010, 07:35 PM

loaded some and still have bout 600 of em on the top shelf... awaiting the flying time.

Nomo4me · January 15, 2010, 07:44 PM

My Tikka 7mm-08 is kind enough to do 5/8" for five shots @ 100 yds using varget with the 1000 139gr BTSP I received.
I'm going to load up the 200 rounds of brass I have and maybe someday poke one of those bullets into a wild pig.
We don't have 'em here in Utah so looking at a couple days drive each way :barf:

January 15, 2010, 04:41 PM	#1
Dodge DeBoulet Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2009 Posts: 181	New LnL Owners: Whatcha Doin wit Yer Free Bullets? I just got 1,100 .40cal/10mm 180gr Hollow Points free from Hornady, as part of their Get Loaded! promotion. 1,000 for the press, and 100 for the die set. They seem like awfully nice bullets for poking holes in paper, or even knocking down poppers. And I'm not supposed to use 'em in the indoor range anyway. What are you doing with yours?

January 15, 2010, 05:40 PM	#2
Randy 1911 Senior Member Join Date: May 7, 2009 Location: Western Arkansas Posts: 273	I had a bad experience with the "Get Loaded" program. I sent in all my stuff and didn't hear anything back from Hornady so after a few weeks I threw my box away. About 1-1/2 months later I got a letter in the mail with all my stuff in it and a letter saying that I had sent in the wrong UPC code. Therefore they were rejecting my submission for bullets. Of couruse by this time the box was long gone, so I never got my bullets. I did buy a set of Hornady dies about a month ago and gave it another try. I got my 100 bullets this time. I'm still upset about the 1000 bullets tho. __________________ Been Reloading 27 Years NRA Member Member Old Fort Gun Club www.ofgc.org

January 15, 2010, 05:46 PM	#3
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	It took about 6 months to get mine because the bullets were backordered. A thousand .30 rifle bullets will last me a lifetime. They are currently sitting in boxes under the reloading bench. (they sure are pretty bullets) __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

January 15, 2010, 07:35 PM	#5
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	loaded some and still have bout 600 of em on the top shelf... awaiting the flying time.

January 15, 2010, 07:44 PM	#6
Nomo4me Member Join Date: September 24, 2009 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 58	My Tikka 7mm-08 is kind enough to do 5/8" for five shots @ 100 yds using varget with the 1000 139gr BTSP I received. I'm going to load up the 200 rounds of brass I have and maybe someday poke one of those bullets into a wild pig. We don't have 'em here in Utah so looking at a couple days drive each way :barf: