Recycling Carry Ammo

[Grognard Gunny]

I tend to "shoot out" the ammo in my mags first, and go on from there while at the range.

As for ammo "longivity"..... I finally fired out the last of a box of .25 cal I had since '81 just a couple of years ago. Nary a problem.

Good "tip" about the top bullet's potential for slug letback. Comes to follow that giving a mag that little extra "ooomph" to click it in place, will, if the slide/bolt is home, put some pressure down and back on that bullet.

Only load mags when the slide/bolt is open would go a long way to preclude that from happening. On the other hand, the guns I have stashed around the house do not have one in the tube, so I typically shove the mag in with the slide home.

Carry guns? I load with slide open before going out the door, as I carry with one in the tube.

GG

[NCIC105]

Yearly for me...

[Retired Grunt]

About twice a year for me as well!

[Rich M]

Ya know... I havent yet. Only been a year for this gun. Guess I should since I stille have the same load in the carry mag and I dont recall ever replacing bullet 1 for any reason. Just gets put back in the mag when the range mag & rounds get pulled out.

Next trip to the range I think I'll do just that and freshen up.

[Finlander]

I worry more about magazines and stripping a round from a magazine than the age of ammo. I've shot a couple boxes of 30 yr. old 357. service ammo w/o any trouble.