Poor girl at the range (Funny. Or not?)

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Yesterday (Tuesday) this young lady was accompanied by here father, and I think her brother to shoot her new handgun. I was talking to her father about getting a gun for his wife and I made a few recommendation's. I asked him what he was shooting, he said we are out shooting my daughters new HD40, I said "a what?"

I had to see this gun I never heard of, it was an XD40. I said I shoot 9mm because it's cheaper, she was so proud that she go a 1000s of reloads at the gun shoot in an ammo can.

I told her the bad news, and the range master backed me up and told them a few horror story's.

Her jaw just dropped, because I'm sure she paid $200 or more for this ammo.

Poor girl, she quit shooting it and left almost in tears.

Kind of funny, but kind of sad.:p
 
blume357 ... most people dont trust another person good enough to shoot ammo that has been reloaded..... i believe was the point hidden..... i wouldnt buy ammo that someone reloaded for me..... I DONT trust anyone else enough either!!
 
I buy reloaded ammo in bulk all the time.
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Bulk reloads are no issue usually IF they are reloaded by a reputable manufacturer such as Atlanta Arms or Georgia Arms, etc. They have Q/C measures in place and will stand behind their product.

Joe-blow's reloads - no thanks. If I can't verify the origin as a manufactirer or reputable reloading manufacturer. No thanks.

RMD
 
Who knows - they could have been quality reloads made by billy bob's custom reloading. Quality control is great because he limits himself to 12 pack each shift, and when he watches CSI: Miami he keeps the sound down so he can concentrate on reloading.
 
Poor girl, she quit shooting it and left almost in tears.

Kind of funny, but kind of sad.
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Unfortunate that a young new shooter left in tears . We need more like her ! Definately not funny .
 
I buy reloads all the time at gun shows. Never had a problem with the stuff I've purchased.

FWIW, it was far more dangerous for me to shoot the stuff I used to reload. I only reloaded 22-250. I'd load it hot and most of my brass was so deformed after reloading it twice that it was scary. I'd often have to pound on the bolt multiple times to get it to shut.

I'm just not going to go through life worrying about shooting pistol caliber reloads from a somewhat reputable company. Heck, I've shot my friend's reloads before without sweating bullets over it. Even factory loads can have squibs - experienced that with some crappy factory ammo that gun range made me buy in their store.

The sad part of this story is that an enthusiastic gun owning girl went home very discouraged.
 
Pull one bullet, and look. See how much powder is in the case. Ask the guy if it's possible he double charged any loads?

If you follow good reloading practices, once setup, your ammo with a multi stage press can be much better then most commercial ammo.
 
Pull one bullet, and look. See how much powder is in the case.
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Not sure what this would accomplish. The volume of powder in the case could be 1/4 full, 1/2 full, 3/4 full, depending on the powder used.
 
Both sides of the argument have valid points. The lesson: be care. The unfortunate part: the tone and tenor of the OP's post, which seems to take some delight in ruining a young, new female shooter's day. :confused:
 
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Both sides of the argument have valid points. The lesson: be care. The unfortunate part: the tone and tenor of the OP's post, which seems to take some delight in ruining a young, new female shooter's day.
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Well said. So here's a new shooter, trying out her new gun (a big and happy day for her!)... and by the time you're done with her, she leaves in tears??? What was the point of this, other than showing off your "superior knowledge" at someone else's expense?

The point about the reloads (if that is the point, the OP isn't too clear) is valid, but... sheesh.
 
I, too, have bought gun show reloads from several of the regular attendees. The same folks have been showing up for years, they use new brass and highly-automated machinery. I have never had the first bit of trouble with any of them. I consider their loads (not exactly "reloads", but not factory ammo either) every bit as reliable as the factory stuff, and before I started reloading myself, bought and used a bunch of it in several calibers....45 acp, .45LC, .38 and .357M.
Cabela's sells "bulk ammo" and a friend of mine has used 500+ of their .223 without any issues.
HSM and Georgia Arms sell...well, I don't recall if they label it as "remaufactured" or what, but I've shot a bunch of the HSM, again, no problems.

Joe Blow's garage reloads? Yeah, I would share your concerns over that, but until that was proven to be the case (unless I missed something in your OP) I think you should have been more inquisitive and less judgmental.
 
The only thing funny/sad is how some people think they know everything.

I shoot reloads all the time, Georgia Arms, Atlanta Arms, and others - with no problems. The quantity of powder in the case does not determine the load.

I hope she wasn't so discouraged that she quits shooting.

Good for you! :barf:
 
I don't find a lot of humor in this situation. I feel sorry for this young lady.

She's probably a new shooter that has little experience with firearms. She's nervous and uncertain of herself. Spending $200 on ammo is a lot of money for most people and for her to feel as if she just wasted her money on crappy reloads is sad.

Perhaps I've been fortunate. I've had good luck with reloads (from trusted dealers). The XD is a pretty tough gun and should be able to deal with marginal reloads pretty well.

Had she been firing these loads when you asked about the gun? If she was already shooting these reloads with success, why rain on her parade?
 
There's something to be said for minding one's own business. I don't think it is funny at all. A new shooter now scared to the point of tears of shooting. If the advice is not solicited at a gun range, I don't offer it, and I don't care for folks offering unsolicited advice to me, especially when I am the one working with new shooters.

For instance, I was teaching my girlfriend and her 12 year old daughter with a MKIII. The other guy at the range starts talking about not using lead bullets in the MKIII because it would foul up the bolt stop pin and I would never be able to remove it disassemble the pistol. So here I am teaching them with Wolf Match Ammo and Centurion ammo and now I have to explain to them about how lead bullets only affect the barrel, etc, and debunk his theory...
 
elvi head Next time just watch your own stuff and don't screw with anyone unless you hear or see something wrong not guess. . Don't go on your lac of knowledge. I to am a shooter of ammo can reloads ,mine come from georgia arms and you would not have known that ether. Hope you did not kill this girls interest in enjoying a great sport.
 
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