Reloads buy or pass??

[OVERLOADDED]

Went to an auction last weekend, had 9 mm ammo, also a Browning 9mm for parts.
Well the 9 mm ammo went cheap $5.00-8.00 per box of 50 reloads. Something told me not to buy
any. On the way home I remmembered, parts gun browning 9mm, had a split barrel.
So if I purchased cheap reloads, I too could have a split barrell on my Ruger P89.
Now I don't feel so bad about not bidding.
Was I wrong to not buy, unknown reloads?
Overloadded

 

[Chief_10Beers]

Went to an auction last weekend, had 9 mm ammo, also a Browning 9mm for parts.
Well the 9 mm ammo went cheap $5.00-8.00 per box of 50 reloads. Something told me not to buy
any. On the way home I remmembered, parts gun browning 9mm, had a split barrel.
So if I purchased cheap reloads, I too could have a split barrell on my Ruger P89.
Now I don't feel so bad about not bidding.
Was I wrong to not buy, unknown reloads?
Overloadded

I would not buy reloads but I will shoot my reloads...........................

Clear as Mud?...........................

 

[Cholo]

You couldn't give me unknown reloads unless I needed the brass after I pulled the bullets.

 

[Al James]

Your user name says it all about my fears regarding pistol reloads.

 

[22/45 Fan]

I would NEVER buy or shoot reloads that I didn't load myself or were loaded by a reputable commercial reloader or by a friend whose expertise i knew I could trust.

 

[gfw1985]

Got a friend I've known for 30+ years, has no idea how many guns he has, and been reloading the whole time. I still won't buy reloads from him.

 

[kstoneking]

Great advice given here. "Just say no" to unknown reloads.

Kenny

 

[Phil In Idaho]

I would NEVER buy or shoot reloads that I didn't load myself or were loaded by a reputable commercial reloader or by a friend whose expertise i knew I could trust.

+1 Added to that I would check out the person doing the reloading if he/her were a shooting buddy. Not everybody SHOULD be reloading. I have seen people with some horrible unreliable reloads that just shrug their shoulders and say "oh well" No!! Attention to detail and inspection is essential in reloading. Paying attention to the correct powder charge, bullet seating, crimp, primer seating and Length Overall are critical. Also paying attention to the machine because they do get out of tolerance. The only way to know that is to pay attention to the above criteria regularly. For me it's not about cranking out volumes but making quality ammo. I do about 200 rds per hour and that is painfully slow to some folks. But I constantly check my work. Yeah, slows me down but my stuff is accurate, consistant and above all safe.

 

[buckshotshorty]

I would NEVER buy or shoot reloads that I didn't load myself or were loaded by a reputable commercial reloader or by a friend whose expertise i knew I could trust.

+1 What he said

 

[bigtheno]

I agree, if I didn't reload it or someone I greatly trust, I avoid them like the plague. I've bought some cheap reloads for the brass and bullets. I pulled the lead bullets and melt them down for future casting and used the primed brass with my powder charges and my bullets. My wife's uncle taught me the lesson about shooting someone else's reloads. He doesn't take much care and when I shot what I thought was his good reloads, I had about 10 or so squib rounds. Pain in the ass at the range that day

 

[22/45 Fan]

.....when I shot what I thought was his good reloads, I had about 10 or so squib rounds. Pain in the ass at the range that day

You were a lucky man, if some of those powderless loads had been followed by a double charge, you might not be here to write this.

 

[Chief_10Beers]

Your user name says it all about my fears regarding pistol reloads.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: No worries, I stopped drinking alcohol a while back ............................

 

[Chris]

22/45 said "You were a lucky man, if some of those powderless loads had been followed by a double charge, you might not be here to write this."
+1

This is an dangerous and expensive hobby, don't make it worse by adding another unknown with questionable ammo.

I have seen a Super black hawk blow apart before my very eyes, because of a double charge.

Story is, This guy Pete was arguing with his wife and loaded who knows how many with a double charge of powder. All it took was the one round blew the frame apart, top strap looked like a curled french fry, cylinder ruptured an was down range.

Now the good part, he escaped with a couple minor burns and some scattered shrapnel hits on his hands, I have to see if wants to send me the pics and I will post them.

Scary stuff indeed, be safe as you can be.

Chris

 

[Chief_10Beers]

I would NEVER buy or shoot reloads that I didn't load myself or were loaded by a reputable commercial reloader or by a friend whose expertise i knew I could trust.

+1 Added to that I would check out the person doing the reloading if he/her were a shooting buddy. Not everybody SHOULD be reloading. I have seen people with some horrible unreliable reloads that just shrug their shoulders and say "oh well" No!! Attention to detail and inspection is essential in reloading. Paying attention to the correct powder charge, bullet seating, crimp, primer seating and Length Overall are critical. Also paying attention to the machine because they do get out of tolerance. The only way to know that is to pay attention to the above criteria regularly. For me it's not about cranking out volumes but making quality ammo. I do about 200 rds per hour and that is painfully slow to some folks. But I constantly check my work. Yeah, slows me down but my stuff is accurate, consistant and above all safe.

200 rounds an Hour is pushing it for me. I usually do 100-150 an hour on my turret press. I'm slow speed, full flaps and full of drag :lol: ...........................

 

[rugerguy]

NO and some good info above, in fact in the latest issue of Shooting Times?? an article by Layne Simpson or such name, points out all of this as well as ONE obvious and GOOD tip, to "think" when you are shooting and something doesn;t seem, sound or act like it should, to STOP and look down the bore BEFORE you make the next shot!!! great advice :wink:

 

[Al James]

Your user name says it all about my fears regarding pistol reloads.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: No worries, I stopped drinking alcohol a while back ............................

Chief.....that was in reference to the OP's username. Overloaded. I guess yours works too! LMAO

 

[Chief_10Beers]

Your user name says it all about my fears regarding pistol reloads.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: No worries, I stopped drinking alcohol a while back ............................

Chief.....that was in reference to the OP's username. Overloaded. I guess yours works too! LMAO

LoL! Duh me :lol:......................................

 

[bigtheno]

.....when I shot what I thought was his good reloads, I had about 10 or so squib rounds. Pain in the ass at the range that day

You were a lucky man, if some of those powderless loads had been followed by a double charge, you might not be here to write this.

That's something I hadn't thought about...yeah, you're right...just another of the many reasons NOT to trust someone else with what could possibly be your life.

 

[modrifle3]

Unless I load them I don't use them. I had a guy years ago load 9mm for my p89 but he was a commercial reloader not a guy in his garage.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

A friend was cleaning out some of his "stuff" and gave me some .357 Max reloads he had concocted. The data that came with them looked a little too hot for my tastes, so I decided to pull them down and salvage the brass. Externally, they looked "normal".

Using a hammer-type puller, I attempted to remove the bullets, which were noted as being 180-grain JSP's. I only got two to pull free of the cases, and on several the lead pulled out of the half-jackets, leaving the jackets in place in the cases. I was working that puller for all it was worth, and thought I was going to break it.

I could not even get those jackets pulled out of the cases using pliers. It was like they were welded in place. I finally cut the cases off right behind the bullets and scrapped all of them.

I weighed the two bullets that did come out. They weighed more like 225 grains. As near as I can tell, the cases were filled to compression with something like H-110.

I cannot imagine what the results would have been if I had fires those rounds. Well, yes I can . . . and it wouldn't have been good.

I do not shoot other folks' reloads.