Do you shoot other peoples ammo ?

[Nevada Ed]

I was at the range the other day, testing out a new bullet in my 9mm pistol.

In my post, I stated that the new loads felt very "Healthy" and
that they were probably all near or in the +P area, due to the felt recoil.

I took five of the cases home and "Mic'ed" them, to see what the base of the case came to.

Two stations down, was another shooter with a 9mm that was making more noise, than my loads.
I picked up two of his cases, that were on the floor, with his permission, and brought them home, also.

I feel really good about my loads after looking at his cases and getting some numbers on them.

I don't Know if the CBC cases were factory loads or his "Brews"
but they got my attention !!

Know what you are loading in your guns.

 

[ABNRGR]

Using Other People's Reloads

If you are fond of your guns, your eyes and your fingers, avoid this at all costs!

 

[Skyhunter]

I'll shoot the reloads from my two closest friends.
We went to school together, learned to reload together, wore OD Green together, came home together, and still shoot and hunt together, 'nuff said.
No others need apply.

WYT-P
Skyhunter

 

[robertrwalsh]

I have ONE friend whose reloads I would trust. I have never asked him for any ammo. He has never asked me for any of mine.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

In another kingdom, Long ago and far away, I traded for a Hi-Power which came with a Planters Peanut can of reloads.
Cast Bullets with the cone nose.
From a Buddy! Mild Mannered Schoolteacher.
No sign of the Elmer Syndrome.
And those rounds shot well in the Hi-Power.
But when I loaded them in my Model 39, oh man!
They broke the extractor.

 

[CH4]

Do you know what gun the person at station 8 was shooting?
That looks like a Glock smile. Could be a chamber dimension issue more than a load isssue. Confirm they're both 9mm

 

[Dvus]

NO.
And because the message is required to be 10 characters long... No No No No.

 

[rustythread]

Over several years, I shot tens of thousands of reloaded lead .38 and 9mm, loaded by a friend of mine. I'd provide the components and he'd reload for a reasonable cost per round. Gotta say, tho, that there weren't any other people's reloads I'd shoot then or now. He was very smart and super-careful; I never had a single problem round from him.

 

[sophie]

NO.
And because the message is required to be 10 characters long... No No No No.

Yep, what he said. No, no, no, never shoot bullets that someone else reloaded.

 

[max503]

I have. Only from close friends whom I trust.

 

[Miracle Man]

No

But none of the people I know well enough and would trust reload so...

No way would I shoot ammo from just any joe blow.

 

[rockquarry]

I'd not hesitate to shoot the handloads of others if I knew they were experienced and competent handloaders and received their handloading education from books rather than being Internet/YouTube-educated.

 

[texmex]

The only other people whose ammo I shoot are named Winchester, Remington and Speer. We used to joke that if you wanted to see a parts diagram of your gun, all you had to do was shoot some of my dad's handloads.

 

[DWalt]

My only bad experience was some 9mm ammo I bought at a gun show from a local commercial reloader. 500 rounds of them. The first few seemed a little peppy, then I had a case base blowout. Then another. No damage to the gun resulted however. I took the rest home and broke them all down to salvage the primed cases, powder, and bullets, then later reloaded them again, but with my own powder. I used up the recovered powder in something else, as I wasn't sure exactly what powder it was, so I treated it like it was Bullseye. I think I loaded some .38 Special wadcutters with light loads of it. It worked OK.

 

[venomballistics]

Mostly no.
The rare exceptions earned that trust required

 

[Amp]

I bought reloads from a gun shop once and had a squib load.

 

[Narragansett]

Never trust somebody else's handloads. I know of no second opinion on this

 

[mikerjf]

I used to buy 45acp 200g lswc from a guy that reloaded in volume out of an old house… you'd bring the brass back and trade them in on more reloads. Always fine.

To the OP… do you measure your fired primer diameter? Supposed to show pressure signs along with case base dia.

 

[Rpg]

I haven't used someone else's handgun hand loads often, no more than 2-3 times over the years.

I've only used ammo loaded by someone else to try the ammo, not to acquire a bunch of it.

Of course, I've borrowed shotgun ammo on a hunt after running out of the extra ammo in my pocket. But commercial loads are more likely to be used in bird hunting than hand loaded ammo.

 

[MikeR90S]

I don't let others shoot my reloads, although I am 100% confident in them. No way I am shooting someone else's.