Mixing ammo in the same Mag

[Gunzilla]

My "Home Crafted" loader is not pretty, but it works. I roughed out the opening and smoothed it with a soldering tool. Saves the thumb and finger but the price is right.

Very ingenious!!!

 

[copper06]

Not sure if it really applies to a 22lr as it does to other larger caliber guns but mixing ammo. from what I understand is a very bad idea. Reason being if you get a round that malfunctions for various reasons (say a squib) and you fire your next round bulging your barrel, you're going to need lot numbers, dates, etc., to prove your case that it was the ammo's fault and not yours (not saying anyone shooting a round into a squib ISN'T their fault but just loosely using this as one example).

We had a poster a while back who was mixing all his ammo. into a can. From that can he would load his magazines. Sure enough, something went wrong, I can't recall what exactly, and he was basically out of luck because he couldn't prove it was the ammo's fault as he wasn't dead positive on which bullet was the cause.

Food for thought anyways, it reinforced what I have always been taught to never mix ammo, at least not in the same magazine or where I can possibly lose track (say loading 6 magazines a few days before I go shooting).

Hope that helps!

 

[w0ady]

^i remember that thread in the m&p15 section, it was quite amusing lol.

 

[k-dog]

Do all the time when friends and I are having a shoot day. Never had problems feeding

 

[Majorlk]

The big concern for me in mixing ammo is inconsistent performance from shot to shot, not the remote possibility of a problem.

I don't remember the last time I had any sort of problem with factory center-fire ammo.

 

[johnr43]

Ammo Indigestion

Anyone have issues with this? I mixed CCI 40grain MM with American Eagle 40grain and had feed issues. The bullet shape is not exactly the same so I am guessing this is the issue?

I've had general probs with Am Eagle in the 15-22 (NONE with my pistols though) ie., FTE, FTF, jams. The 15-22 seems to be content with Aquilla Super Extra HV 40 gr. rounds.

 

[OldEagleEars]

I haven't had many problems with mixing ammo in my mags, just bad rounds that the factories let pass. I regularly mix loads of CCI Mini-Mags and Federals with tracers in a 4/1 ball-to-tracer ratio. It sometimes helps with correcting fire (even with all the lasers and red-dots, you sometimes have to bracket-in a target). And in rapid fire at dusk it brings back memories of mad-minutes along with a whiff of the smell that used to linger after the last gun was silent. I even mixed in some 15-plus year-old CCI and had no FTF's. I think if you don't go for some Slobovian Spam-can junk and spend decent money you shouldn't have any problems IF you keep everything clean! (Another lesson-learned from the olden days).

 

[mn_doggie]

I expect a day will come when all ammo is serialized and we have to load our magazines with rounds in sequential serial number order.

That would completely rule out mixing brands....

 

[w0ady]

i want to try out tracers sometime, just have to find the right place.