There is indeed a little speckling on the ammo we photographed. Our practice when it comes to photography is to underpromise and overdeliver. As a rule we try to pick out the least presentable rounds to accompany a product page, so that way we're not lying if it does indeed arrive in that condition. (If ammo is especially tarnished we will downprice it and note as much in its description.) This ammo in particular is law enforcement surplus, so it was nearly certainly kept in storage for a while by cops who are glad they never had to use it.