Posted: 8/15/2010 12:41:07 PM EDT
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Do you change out your carry ammo?
I have a feeling I should change mine out, considering I have had the same two magazines full of ammo for the past 3 years!  My .38 has had the same ammo for the same period and in my glove box every day! I have a feeling I should change it out soon!
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| I was just going to post a separate thread about bullet setback. Is it really that big of an issue? If you visibly check your rounds and they all look to be the same length when compared to each other, do you really have to worry? The last thing I want to do is be in a situation where I need my gun and it blows up. |
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Replace at any sign of set back. I think I'm due for some new stuff here shortly, I tend to unload and dryfire quite a bit.
As far as shooting the carry ammo, I'll check for function, but the recoil impulse isn't any different from Golden Saber to WWB, so I'm not burning $1 per round just to practice with what I carry. I'm going to transfer to Ranger T, so I'll have to do some more testing when I pick up some. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
| I dont have a set timeframe, but normally 6 months or so. I inspect my carry ammo every 3-6weeks depends on how dirty my pistol gets before it needs a good cleaning. When my pistol is broken down and being cleaned I will strip the magazine of ammo and inspect them all for OAL/bullet setback, and chewed up extractor marks on the rims. Sometime around 6months the bullet jacket, and brass case begin to kind of tarnish and change color, and the rim might have a few extractor marks in it and I will just shoot that ammo the next time I am out and put in new carry ammo. |
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Ammo will last several years. However, mine gets shot every month at a minimum. Are you saying you haven't shot your carry gun in 3 years or just shoot cheap FMJ when going to the range? I hope it's the latter. +1 I shoot at least a few mags of cheap FMJ through my carry piece every time I'm at the range, every 6 weeks +/-. |
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Do you change out your carry ammo? I have a feeling I should change mine out, considering I have had the same two magazines full of ammo for the past 3 years! My .38 has had the same ammo for the same period and in my glove box every day! I have a feeling I should change it out soon!I try to make it to the range weekly, so I cycle it through and load new ammo then. |
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Yes the ammo will stay "good" for much longer, but you should really practice with what you carry. I know it's costly so try and shoot your carry ammo (the ammo with you at all times) at least once a year and replace it. End of problem. this is what i do |