How long can I carry the same magazine of 9mm? Will it need to be shoot off at some time and replaced with "fresher" rounds? I unload the mag and load it in another every month or so, not sure if the does anything.
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Question About Self-Def ammo...how long to carry
- Thread starter bumpbailey
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wolf223
i personally rotate mine every quarter or so. but i'm funny like that.....
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RichM
Retired Army Veteran
See this thread, too...
The other thing to watch for is the seating on the "chambered round." If you frequently re-chamber the same round, check to see that the bullet stays at the same depth in the cartridge. Repeatedly slamming the same round into the chamber "may" un-seat the bullet. YMMV.
The other thing to watch for is the seating on the "chambered round." If you frequently re-chamber the same round, check to see that the bullet stays at the same depth in the cartridge. Repeatedly slamming the same round into the chamber "may" un-seat the bullet. YMMV.
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wolf223
and i personally do NOT "rechamber" or unload often. but that's because i live dangerously and carry a fotay. a glock fotay.
and i personally do NOT "rechamber" or unload often. but that's because i live dangerously and carry a fotay. a glock fotay.
You think that's dangerous? Try sleeping with it on the floor on my side of the bed!
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Depending on how much you carry and in what types of weather. The short answer is shoot out what you carry every six months. Something most people don't think about is bullet set back. Loading and unloading the first two rounds can push the bullets into the case, this can have a bad effect if you ever seat the bullet to much and happen to shoot it.
Waste of (expensive) ammo. I might burn off the top couple of rounds periodically, but no need to burn off the rest of it. Then again on most of my carry guns I rarely have to unload/reload unless the law requires it particular to the situation I happen to be in at the time.
-Mike
i agree it is a waste of ammo. i dont usually shoot mine off at all. what i do is every year or so i pick up a new box of ammo and replace the first 2 rounds in the magazine and at that time i rotate magazines also.
pdm
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It increases wear on the magazine spring and the rounds themselves (particularly setback as you repeatedly load a round into the chamber). Leave the magazine loaded and, if possible, the chamber loaded. The rounds themselves will last indefinitely if kept dry.
The exterior of the slide may get wet, but I doubt the ammunition will. Nevertheless, if you makes you feel better, shoot up your carry ammo once a quarter.It's 100° out and some of us sweat profusely. If I were carrying I'd have some wet ammo![[grin]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/041.gif "Grin [grin]")
I empty out a magazine of carry ammo whenever I go to the range for practice. Ir's only 16 rounds out of the ~100 or so I fire then, and it reminds me of the little differences in recoil and point of impact between my carry and practice ammunition. If I were to start to worry about the cost of those 16 rounds, pretty soon I'd be worrying about the 100 rounds of practice ammo, and eventually cut out practice all together. After all, I could buy another gun with the money I save by not shooting the one I already have.
Ken
Ken
and i personally do NOT "rechamber" or unload often. but that's because i live dangerously and carry a fotay. a glock fotay.
Would you be missing any toes by chance? LOL!
For me, the issue is not so much the cost of the carry ammo, but availability. If anyone can tell me where I can find Federal HST .45 ACP, I'd be all over it. I can find plenty of FMJ, but good JHP is much harder to find. Hydrashok is often available, but it is an ancient design and there are better alternatives (if you can find them).
Thanks everyone. I think I am going to shoot off the 10 rounds I carry once a year or so.
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This is what I do, I try to shoot my carry gun each time I go to the range. I shoot what is in my mag and reload another one. My carry ammo always has that "new car smell".
Me three. I like to shoot my carry gun and I got tired of loading and unloading my carry ammo and rotating the top round to avoid setback. Plus, I hate to buy factory ammo.
