Carl N. Brown
Member
My limited semi-auto pistol cartridge reloading is for one Curio & Relic pistol I shoot in local club matches that have time limits*. I "plunk" test every round. If it doesn't fall in the chamber and fall out, the head gets marked with a magic marker and set aside as a fouler.
Factory ammo for carry in defensive guns gets plunked, too. I recently found a new factory round in 9mm Luger with an untrimmed neck that would not let the slide close to locked position. I suspect unfired semi-auto pistol cartridges left on the ground or in the disposal box at the range probably failed the plunk test.
Granted I am a low volume handloader compared others, but plunk testing ammo to be sure it will chamber seems logical.
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* black powder cartridge (10 rounds in 10 minutes slow fire and then rapid fire two stages of 5 round in 2 minutes) and vintage military (two 10 round in 10 minutes).
A cartridge that fails to chamber costs time and maybe points.
Factory ammo for carry in defensive guns gets plunked, too. I recently found a new factory round in 9mm Luger with an untrimmed neck that would not let the slide close to locked position. I suspect unfired semi-auto pistol cartridges left on the ground or in the disposal box at the range probably failed the plunk test.
Granted I am a low volume handloader compared others, but plunk testing ammo to be sure it will chamber seems logical.
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* black powder cartridge (10 rounds in 10 minutes slow fire and then rapid fire two stages of 5 round in 2 minutes) and vintage military (two 10 round in 10 minutes).
A cartridge that fails to chamber costs time and maybe points.