K-Swift:
Ok, you have listed a couple cases I had not read about, previously. And they don't deter me, whatsoever.
You presume to know what actually happened in these cases. For all you know, the shooter in all three cases was a murderer, or an attempted murderer. And in two of the cases, the subject of reloaded ammunition obviously HELPED the shooter's case. In each case you submitted, the shooter was acquitted, except for the case with the woman who may or may not have committed suicide. And the evidence shows it probably wasn't. The defense team tested even his weakest reloads, and anyway you cut it, the guy looked guilty. Even with the weakest reloads, there would have been powder residue on her hands and head. If your arm is 30" long, and you point a 6" revolver at (the back) of your head, that's still under 2 feet away, tops. Just because HIS attorney stated that police initially thought it was a suicide (meaning they contemplated it as a possibility, presumed innocence and all that), that doesn't mean he ever stood a chance of avoiding trial or losing in court, once the forensic evidence came to light - reloads or no. Even if the prosecution admitted it COULD have happened the way he said it did, doesn't mean a jury was ever going to buy it. If true, what are the realistic chances that the loose powder on her head would have ALL fallen off during evidence collection, leaving no trace? What are the chances that his hands completely covered hers from collecting any residue? And how is it that when he pulled the gun away, even with her arm fully stretched, the gun was still able to point at (the back of) her head? Face it, the story is a stretch. If it wasn't a suicide, the subject of reloads certainly helped in his defense. If it was a suicide, he had an uphill battle no matter what. Even if she had powder burns on her head, he was up the creek without a paddle, considering the lack of powder residue on her HANDS, the presence of GSR on HIS hands, and the placement of the shot to the BACK, LEFT side of her head.
The only thing these cases show me is that it's a bad idea to load powder puff rounds for self defense, but we already knew that. And if someone is going to commit suicide with your gun, you better hope they don't load it with your super light wadcutters and pull the trigger while your hands are covering theirs. Again, we already knew that. And that a prosecutor will use anything to make you look bad, no matter how ridiculous and ineffective. Again, we knew that.
), I started casting my own bullets, and make good accurate 9mm ammo dirt cheap. 
