how often do you change out your carry ammo

I never thought about it much,,,

Because I usually shoot what's in the cylinder,,,
Every time I go to the range and practice.

But I do remember about 3 years ago,,,
I spoke with my sister about her S&W .38 snubbie.

I asked her if she still had it,,,
She said of course that it was in her dresser.

I wanted to know if it was a Model 60 or Model 36,,,
She went in to get it for me so I could see,,,
It was still in its original box.

Apparently when my brother-in-law gave it to her in 1964-65,,,
He loaded it up with some generic lead .38 ammo,,,
I tried to unload the little thing,,,
The bullets were stuck.

Some gentle tapping with a hammer and a pencil got them out,,,
But inside the cylinder was some serious corrosion,,,
I almost didn't get that crap cleaned out,,,
Didn't damage the metal though.

So, to answer your question,,,
She hadn't changed ammo in over 40 years,,,
Because the sweet little revolver hadn't been touched in those 40 years.

I think Mom bought her from the gypsies,,, :cool:

Aarond
 
Whenever I go to the range. It's the first magazine-full that is fired and what is in the BUG follows. Then maybe thirty or forty of their brethren follow and I know exactly where they will hit, before I will fire any "range" guns. That might be once a month or, like now, not for near 6 months, depending on my wife's condition. Been like that for years now, and both weapons always fire reliably and accurately. Time can take it's toll on accuracy, but so far only by an inch or so at SD distances between extremes.
 
I do not have a schedule, but since I have fired factory ammo over 50 yrs old I don't change my carry ammo without some specific reason. I do replace the round tht has been chambered more than once if it gets shorter.

Regards,
Jerry
 
My take......

I change my magazines (but with the same ammo usually) about every 2 weeks. Here is the thing - I have been using the SAME 3 boxes of "law enforcement only" 9MM +P hydra shocks that an FBI friend of mine gave me 10 years ago (they had just traded to the 40 so he had no use for it). Now, everytime I get a new gun (or sometimes new mag), I take some of it and intermix it in the mags with my practice ball (usually about 2-3 in each mag) so it is always a suprise of what type of ammo made my pistol jam (if indeed it does). Since I have bought 5-6 new 9 MM's since that day 10 years ago, I now only have one box left but it still has never had a misfire, hang, etc. SO, I know carry ammo if kept dry and clean is good for at least 10 years.

J
 
I'll agree that ammo kept in reasonable conditions will last a long time. 5 or 6 years ago I shot up a box of 38 Spcl 158 gr Remmingto Round nose that my father purchased during the Cuban Missle Crisis. Worked gine and seemed every bit as potent as the "modern" stuff. A year or two before that I shot two magazines of 45 ACP ammo that my uncle ended up with from WW2. 7 Rounds in each magazine. Ammo worked fine and mags fed flawlessly. Let me see... my math is kind of weak.....2002 or so shot 1945 (at the latest) when the magazines were loaded.....Looks to me to have been in the mags 57 or so years. I repeat the ammo and mags worked. The only triage that I did was to mash on the upper round in the mag to ensure the stack would move....
 
For whatever its worth I've got to stand behind riverwalker76 on this one. Rotate mags. Ammo stays good for many years but springs will weaken.

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When I go to the range I shoot what is in my clip or cylinder... my carry ammo.

Plus some good old white box and handloads

Then put in new stuff to carry... so it is pretty often. Every other month or so
 
I change the round that has been chambered in the semi autos every few months. The magazine is emptied and the rounds are rotated at the same time. I use Wolf +10% springs in the magazines of my defense guns. I don't think that they loose length and tention, after the initial set, from being loaded. Loading and unloading a magazine is what weakens the spring.
 
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