Check your carry ammo!

Posted by $ WillH 11 years, 3 months ago to Technology
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I found this today during my normal carry ammo rotation. Both are the exact same round from the exact same box. Bullet set back can cause an overpressure situation real quick, and could destroy a weapon or cause great injury. Yes, I will be complaining to Hornady about it, but I thought you all would like to know. Make sure to check and rotate your carry ammo!

The set back round has only been chambered 4 times in a Ruger SR9c

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  • Posted by $ stargeezer 11 years, 3 months ago
    Have you checked what is the correct dimension? To me, it looks like the longer cartridges have the bullets out too far. I'd check to see if they feed correctly. I normally load my cartridges to seat bullets to where the bullet radius is just above the rim of the brass.

    And remember that hollow points and Round Nose are different lengths. As I recall, the suggested overall length for my 115gn HP is 1.130".

    I'll check tomorrow and get back if it's different.

    I also rotate my ammo, but by shooting my carry piece at least 4 times a month. That's minimum. Since we are very near our range, that's easy for us.

    How old is that box of ammo?
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  • Posted by $ WillH 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I am an active shooter, so I practice with my daily carry at least 4 times a month. This means that I load and unload my carry ammo. Each round that is in the chamber goes to the bottom of the mag. Each round has been chambered 4 times as I have been to the range that many times in the last 6 months.
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