November 21, 2012, 04:03 PM
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The box of expensive ammo has 19 rounds remaining, and 31 empty slots. At some point, I am going to want to unload the weapon (for instance, if I want to shoot cheap FMJ at the range). The round in the chamber has already been chambered once. If it gets chambered a second time, I want that cartridge fired. So I place that cartridge back in the box, in one of the 31 empty slots. With a sharpie marker I note which end of the box is for "cycled once" cartridges, and which end is "new" cartridges. When I reload the weapon with HSTs, I grab a replacement cartridge from the "new" side.
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That is a good idea.
There was another issue that surfaced last year with rounds that had been repeatedly cycled. The primer fell apart and would no longer function, happened to an LEO.
http://boloreport.com/officer-safety...ailure-to-fire
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