Training Ammo: How Selective Are You?

[Corpral_Agarn]

My thoughts as well.

same.

Whatever I can get my hands on is fine.

 

[bdickens]

I am extremely picky about my training ammo.
It MUST both chamber in my pistol AND go bang when I pull the trigger. Anything less is unacceptable.

 

[Hangingrock]

I shoot predominately reloads. With that said I have a stock of commercial ammunition mainly Winchester and Federal practice and self-defense categories. I'm not going to pay a dollar a round for commercial defensive ammunition. I'll get by with what I have.

 

[Lnf Crzr]

I am extremely picky about my training ammo.
It MUST both chamber in my pistol AND go bang when I pull the trigger. Anything less is unacceptable.

Um - obviously?!?!

Cast, powder coat and Reload like all other cartridges… Carefully. That’s what I shoot for training ammo. It goes bang every time and it certainly chambers every time.

If for some reason it dosnt (Hasn’t happen yet/20 years) I just pull the trigger again, and around another one is ready.

 

[bdickens]

https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/developing-humour.html

 

[Lnf Crzr]

Not sure what that has to do with ammo and training ammo not Working … perhaps it’s an attempt at something?

 

[Old Dog]

Apparently someone's sarcasm meter need re-calibration...

 

[Lnf Crzr]

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All in good fun Gentlemen

 

[JohnKSa]

Did a test awhile back. I loaded 6 different types of 9mm practice/budget ammo into a single magazine and then shot a 10 shot group at 15 yards out of a Glock 17 making sure that the group contained at least one round of each type of ammunition.

All of the ammunition shot to point of aim.
The group was 2" C-T-C.

 

[STI]

load and cast our own so all the answer I have it works, done this most of my life

 

[Ironicaintit]

I'm nitpicky about it enough to just build my own.

 

[ClaymoreAKM]

I'm not picky. My Glocks eat anything and my ARs digest 55 and 62-grain brass and dirty Russian steel no problem. AKs aren't picky.

 

[MauriceSam]

Like JohnKSa, I have loaded mags for my hi-power randomly, but with reloads and range pickups. More to see how the gun would react. Certainly you can tell the difference between different manufacturer and bullet weights. But never had a failure to load or fire unless primer was bad. That made for good practice to rack slide for another round or drop and load another mag.
Just the same, I do prefer shooting/practicing with ammo similar to what is loaded for everyday carry.
In reloading I try to eliminate as many variables as possible. In practice, I try to create as many variables as possible so as to not get too comfortable with perfect loads, perfect situations, perfect target, etc. In the real world, nothing is perfect and typically doesn't go as planned. My 2 cents.

 

[Bcwitt]

It's not the worst thing to train w mixed and /or poor quality ammo. The occasional misfire or jam is something you need to know how to deal with in a situation. If your loads are safe, but malfunction occasionally, you just work it into the training. Having the confidence that comes from doing so is totally worth it.

 

[Atavar]

I'm selective!
Ammo has to be accurate at training distances.
Ammo has to be reliable because you never know when it will have to stand in for defensive ammo.
Ammo has to have a decent projectile up front because ^^^.
Ammo has to be reloadable (durable brass, boxer primed) because when there are shortages, I want to be able to handload.
Ammo has to be affordable because I'm not being bankrolled by politicians

You can have reliable, accurate and cheap. Pick two