RetiredUSNChief
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What about the 98% of gun people that haven't seen their carry ammo for sale for two years?
I like the Sig V-Crown .40 S&W. I haven't seen it, or ANY .40 S&W defensive ammo for sale locally for a long, long time. Burning up a magazine full of premium self-defense ammo in the current reality may not be feasible for a lot of folks, no matter the cost.
Good question.
But there is only so much a person can do (or suggest) for not having ammo on hand already when something like this happens.
If you really want to rotate through your carry ammo, you'll find a way. You don't need much self defense ammo on hand to cover a significant period of doing so, depending on how you want to do it. So a single box of carry ammo, at whatever price, can last quite a long while.
You CAN find your ammo out there... you may not like the price. But a single box that can last you years offsets that cost.
There are probably two major concerns with carry ammo.
One is setback from repeated chambering of rounds. This can be offset a few a ways, such as rotating the previous chambered rounds through your magazine or "riding" the slide forward when rechambering.
The second is degradation of the primers from mechanical shock of repeated chamberings. Again, this can be minimized by the same methods.
A single box of ammo can also minimize these effects by simply replacing the chambered round with a fresh one as necessary. No need to replace an entire magazine load frequently.
Another thing to consider is what you're doing in the first place that might require you to replace your carry ammo periodically.
If you're not cycling the action on your carry pistol much, you don't need to worry so much about the adverse effects on your carry ammo. So consider things to reduce this, like range time with a different pistol.