xsquidgator
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I've seen discussions here and there about being on the lookout for bullet setback in the context of CCWing with a semi-auto pistol, that is, in the course of loading your carry piece, carrying, clearing the piece and then later repeating everything for the next time you go out... you have to be careful not to re-chamber the same round too many times. Apparently the security guards at one of the national labs inadvertently did this because each change of shift involved clearing the guard's weapons, which was then reloaded. The same round always ended up on top, the bullet got pushed in a bit and kaboom during the next range visit.
Some people avoid this by rotating and/or using up their carry ammo periodically. I sort of do this but had another idea I was wondering if it would be an ok thing to do.
Bullet set back can eventually occur if a round is loaded into the firearm by racking the slide, and letting the action pick up a round from the top of the magazine, up the feed ramp and into the chamber. How about if I were to lock the slide open (back) without a magazine inserted, manually place a single round into the chamber, and then release the slide (and re-insert the magazine)? It seems to me that this way there isn't any force pushing the bullet back into the brass casing, and would avoid the setback problem.
Would this work? I've been doing it for a while and haven't seen any signs of bullet setback, even after 8+ months now with some of the same carry ammunition. Of course, I never saw signs of bullet setback when I was chambering rounds the normal way either, but this other way seems better to me. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Some people avoid this by rotating and/or using up their carry ammo periodically. I sort of do this but had another idea I was wondering if it would be an ok thing to do.
Bullet set back can eventually occur if a round is loaded into the firearm by racking the slide, and letting the action pick up a round from the top of the magazine, up the feed ramp and into the chamber. How about if I were to lock the slide open (back) without a magazine inserted, manually place a single round into the chamber, and then release the slide (and re-insert the magazine)? It seems to me that this way there isn't any force pushing the bullet back into the brass casing, and would avoid the setback problem.
Would this work? I've been doing it for a while and haven't seen any signs of bullet setback, even after 8+ months now with some of the same carry ammunition. Of course, I never saw signs of bullet setback when I was chambering rounds the normal way either, but this other way seems better to me. Anyone have any thoughts on this?