Do You Shoot Other's Reloads? (Photos)

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Have you ever used/had a problem with somebody else's reloads?

I was shooting with a few Border Patrol friends yesterday at their qualifying shoot.

My son works at - what I think is the best - a San Diego Indoor range [ San Diego American Shooting Center }. Later, while we were shooting some of the off duty 1911's, one of the fellas gave another a hand full of his reloads. Within a minute or so, a Kimber flew out of the hand of it's owner. Seems like one of the reloads released the Magic Genie of BLAM!:fire:

Chainfired a round in the magazine doing some undertermined damage to it, as well, and cracked the (expensive) grips.

The Kimber owner swore, "Never again!"

Sorry for the bad photos - I had to use my cellphone camera.

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NEVER!

Never! Never!! Never!!! Did I mention, NEVER?

I trust only myself. Others did not pay for my firearms, and others will not replace them. No. I will fire only my own handloads.

Doc2005
 
Doc has the right idea. I'd never shoot someone else's handloads. I have no idea how negligent they are. Even if they are trustworthy and competant, I don't know how mistake prone they can be. Everyone makes mistakes. If I am going to get my fingers or face blown off, it will be by my own doing.
 
I haven't used anyone else reloads since I found a 357 case in a baggie of 38 reloads, with a full wadcutter jammed below the case mouth, and the case lightly crimped over the top of the slug! This was from Jensen's , whose name was Custom Ammunition. BTW, Jensens is going out of business...
 
I only shoot one other persons reloads besides my own. He is teaching me how to reload, I trust him. I've never seen an inicident with his reloads through his guns or mine.

:what: at those pics though!!!!
 
I shoot my dad's reloads but that is about it, i trust him, and if something should happen he would make it right, so i ain't worried. I have probally fired more of his reloads than factory ammo.
 
My anal-retentive friend loads .45 for the pair of us, SWC for him, RN for me. He does a much better job than I could. I do my own .303 but I trust his .45 more.
 
I've always participated in firearms sports and related activities with professionals and in a professional manner and have never fired someone elses homegrown ammo in any of my firearms, for any other reason than it was never thought about. Reload for yourself at your own risk. On another note I have read questions and answers on this board that would definately stop me from using others reloads if ever I was tempted. As a disclaimer, I also have read plenty of good data in the form of questions and answers on this board that have contained excellent advice, but, as I always say, reload for yourself at your own risk. Chief :cool:
 
It's simple, would you trust the other persons reloading with your life? I shoot others reloads (a few people I know and trust). I wouldnot ever shoot reloads of unknown origin though.
 
Not me. No way. No how.

I shoot my reloads in my gun. I don't even let others shoot my reloads in my guns. I'm sure as heck not shooting anyone elses.
 
I agree with those who have said that you should shoot your own reloads, and nobody else's. There may be exceptions for people who know each other and each others' reloading methods very, very well, but I'm not prepared to discuss that here.

It's inconceivable to me how anyone can just walk into a gun show, which rents tables for $XX per day, and buy a box of bullets with a label done on somebody's computer printer, and just go out and shoot it in their expensive gun. This borders either on a faith that passeth all understanding, or simple foolishness. This stuff may be loaded in somebody's garage, and "somebody" might not only have no idea what they're doing, but also may have no liability insurance, and no assets to go after in court. It differs ENTIRELY from shooting commercial ammo.

I've been around guns for a number of years, and have witnessed several close calls with reloaded ammo. The worst was a fellow shooting at our DCM match one Sunday, who had some .30-06 reloads he'd purchased at a gun show. After a few shots, he picked up a case and asked one of us if it looked right. We passed it around, and it was a textbook of overpressure symptoms: primer completely flattened and extruding back into the firing pin hole, bright ring around the case head indicating incipient head separation. We found some surplus for him to shoot, and told him to either find the guy he bought the reloads from and get his money back, or, failing in that, to salvage the ammo. In his Garand, things could have been pretty bad; he could have ended up with a bent op rod, or worse.

Just....just DON'T, that's all!
 
reloads?

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I think I'd rather use somebody else's toothbrush before I'd use their reloads....
So Sam, where do you get a toothbrush gun, I always wanted one. Chief :neener:
 
other's reload's

It's like this, do you trust the person who's reloads you are about to shoot with your life, if the answer is no, then I don't shoot their reload
 
No.

No, and I don't sleep with my buddies' wives anymore, either. Unpredictable, dangerous, more than what it's worth, and you never know what you're getting into.:banghead:
 
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