I actually shoot off two carry rounds. My first shot is just as I showed up. Then I remove my carry mag and shoot the second carry round that was chambered. Other than that, this is also my routine.
I actually shoot off two carry rounds. My first shot is just as I showed up. Then I remove my carry mag and shoot the second carry round that was chambered. Other than that, this is also my routine.
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I haven't had any setback changes, but I will drop a round in the chamber without a mag in, drop the slide, then seat the mag.
I've seen more jacked up extractors from ^This^ stuff than anything else. Don't.
I also burn the chambered duty round and the top round out of the duty ammo magazine when I shoot with my duty/carry gun/s. This is alos one reason why I have a dedicated training pistol though.
I done some back yard testing . re chamber loads. in 9mm/40S&W
Looking for set back and so on . I have also fired them off. I have yet to run into a dud / dead primmer.
Not saying it cant happen or its okay to do so.
I will only ever cycle a round through the gun twice before it goes into the box to be shot at the range. ALso, when I can avoid it, I will shuffle the rounds in the mag so that the ones stripped off last time weren't the ones up in rotation this time, since there's a chance of setback or damage to the brass or whatever.
Ideally, the top rounds should be shot off and replaced with fresh ammo, and carry ammo should be shot off periodically as sweat, moisture, and other contaminants may get in and cause corrosion, etc, and I would rather be sure the ammo in the mag is relatively fresh and unlikely to be affected. This is a much bigger thing if you live in hot, moist environments.
I seem to recall Claude Warner posting somewhere that he takes a sharpie and marks the head of the case every time a round comes out of the chamber. Four tick marks = going to the training pile.