The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Damage to live ammo from too many load cycles!

Cycrops · February 17, 2012, 07:52 PM

I have been wondering about this and meant to search for (or start) a thread.

I keep my gun loaded with JHP ammo with a round in the chamber.

Any time I go to the range or do dry fire practice, I remove the magazine with JHP ammo, eject the chambered round, and add it back to the magazine. Once I'm done practicing, the JHP goes back in the gun.

How many times can you do this before the ammo is at risk? Emptying the magazine and reloading it in a different order with the same rounds doesn't seem like a much better solution. HD ammo is so much more expensive than FMJ that I'd prefer not to shoot it very often.

February 17, 2012, 07:52 PM	#2
Cycrops Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 99	I have been wondering about this and meant to search for (or start) a thread. I keep my gun loaded with JHP ammo with a round in the chamber. Any time I go to the range or do dry fire practice, I remove the magazine with JHP ammo, eject the chambered round, and add it back to the magazine. Once I'm done practicing, the JHP goes back in the gun. How many times can you do this before the ammo is at risk? Emptying the magazine and reloading it in a different order with the same rounds doesn't seem like a much better solution. HD ammo is so much more expensive than FMJ that I'd prefer not to shoot it very often.