Yeah, I kind of suspected that the range Officer, sincere as his POV might have been, also might have been trying to milk a couple extra $$$ out of me before I left to clean my gun.
Nothing against CorBon, but at $20 per box, I can't afford practice with them. On the other hand, as mentioned above, I can practice with what I carry with G-A ammo.
Getting back to Georgia Arms, their customer service is excellent, too. The clerk who took my order mistook a letter, and sent me a case of their "canned heat" (115gr FMJ in ammo cans) instead of the JHP I had wanted. I called, rectified, they told me to send a check for the difference with the ammo being sent back. Got the right stuff the next week.
They also appreciate feedback from their customers. Here's a copy of their reply to the email I sent to them after being wow-ed by my trial run with their ammo:
"thank you for the vote of confidence. we like to hear good things as
well as the bad. if you do ever have any problems let us know we do
stand behind our product 100% with full money back. thanks again, kathy"
jth
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Exodus 22:2 -- Biblical precedent for home defense.