Doug.38PR
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Common Internet wisdom over the past 20 years has been: “Do not use reloads for self defense because you might get sued by the scumbag or his family and their scumbag attorney looking to extort money from you. Maybe even accuse you of murder.”
The “rational” (for lack of a better word) is that you used ammo that did more damage that resulted in serious injury or death to their upstanding client. As absurd as allof that is, they, supposedly, will convince a jury of the lowest common denominator of this and have your head on a platter.
However, with rising ammo costs, even common good quality ammo like Winchester, Remington and Federal costing as much as a dollar a round (something that used to be said of Buffalo Bore only a few years ago), isn’t there a basic logical reasoning for reloading your own ammo for practice and self-defense?
After all, 1) you want ammo that you can practice with frequently and that is consistant in POA with what you are carrying. 2) you can make ammo as good or better and for only a fraction of what it costs factory made.
All of this is in the interest of not only yourself but your family and those around you to make sure you can shoot accurately and are less likely to miss.
I was looking online and in store for .38 Spl+p LHP Remington, Winchester and Federal. All of them amount to $50+ (taxes, shipping, etc) for a box of $50. Not something anybody can practice with regularly and not something anybody can afford to buy in any great quantity.
Only a year or so ago, you could buy a box for $30. (Maybe less)
But, using Hornandy 158gr LSWCHP bullets and 5.2-5.4 gr of unique and a CCI 500 primer in a reused nickle plated case, you can reload the same round for almost nothing.
The “rational” (for lack of a better word) is that you used ammo that did more damage that resulted in serious injury or death to their upstanding client. As absurd as allof that is, they, supposedly, will convince a jury of the lowest common denominator of this and have your head on a platter.
However, with rising ammo costs, even common good quality ammo like Winchester, Remington and Federal costing as much as a dollar a round (something that used to be said of Buffalo Bore only a few years ago), isn’t there a basic logical reasoning for reloading your own ammo for practice and self-defense?
After all, 1) you want ammo that you can practice with frequently and that is consistant in POA with what you are carrying. 2) you can make ammo as good or better and for only a fraction of what it costs factory made.
All of this is in the interest of not only yourself but your family and those around you to make sure you can shoot accurately and are less likely to miss.
I was looking online and in store for .38 Spl+p LHP Remington, Winchester and Federal. All of them amount to $50+ (taxes, shipping, etc) for a box of $50. Not something anybody can practice with regularly and not something anybody can afford to buy in any great quantity.
Only a year or so ago, you could buy a box for $30. (Maybe less)
But, using Hornandy 158gr LSWCHP bullets and 5.2-5.4 gr of unique and a CCI 500 primer in a reused nickle plated case, you can reload the same round for almost nothing.
