As long as the ammo is loaded within specs of the gun (Which it would have to be or you'd blow your hand/face off); and as long as you're not hand molding some non-standard bullet (mercury, nuclear, razor, etc...); then no lawyer is going to touch you for that in a self defense case. Because the brass, primers, bullets, and powder are the same as what's in commercially purchased ammo. The only difference is that you saved some money doing it yourself. And the most anyone could do was to change out the type and amount of powder; getting more speed; but at such a caliber, you still aren't getting up to anything even a 9mm, 40, 38, 357, 45, etc... are capable of. Lawyers coming after you for having hand loads in a self defense case is a wives tale. Again; if you mold your own bullets out of porcelain, fiberglass, Teflon, mercury filled, etc... then you're on your own. But as long as the components are commercial/consumer purchased, then the ONLY thing you have control over as a hand loader is velocity and thus energy. None of which has a limitation. I.e. you can defend yourself with a 25, 32, 38, 357, 44, 45, 12 gauge, 7mm mag, or any other firearm that is legal for you to purchase and own.