SSN Vet
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For each of my handguns, my basic goal is to build proficiency using the piece with self defense in mind (I'm not a bullseye competitor by any stretch of the imagination).
And I'm a big fan of the "train like you intend to fight" philosophy.... But, sending a lot of expensive hollow points down range into the sand berm offends my frugal Yankee sensibilities (and my wallet).
So, with an eye for economical training ammo, in each of the handgun calibers I load and shoot, I now both cast a bullet and buy a plated bullet of the same weight as my preferred JHP. And I load them all up, more or less, to the same pressure.
That way I'm teaching myself to run each handgun at pretty much the same report and recoil as I see in my personal defense loads. And as long as the cast and plated loads, cycle the action of the auto loaders and they all shoot well, I figure I'm doing pretty well.
Any thoughts?
Anybody out there doing likewise.
And I'm a big fan of the "train like you intend to fight" philosophy.... But, sending a lot of expensive hollow points down range into the sand berm offends my frugal Yankee sensibilities (and my wallet).
So, with an eye for economical training ammo, in each of the handgun calibers I load and shoot, I now both cast a bullet and buy a plated bullet of the same weight as my preferred JHP. And I load them all up, more or less, to the same pressure.
That way I'm teaching myself to run each handgun at pretty much the same report and recoil as I see in my personal defense loads. And as long as the cast and plated loads, cycle the action of the auto loaders and they all shoot well, I figure I'm doing pretty well.
Any thoughts?
Anybody out there doing likewise.