Please read this article about a shooter's LCP being totally destroyed by bad ammo.
This article points out three things that are important for folks to understand.
1) If one is reloading ammunition, it is critically important to very carefully inspect the production of ammo to prove that it is being done properly. I'm not saying that powder has to be weighed for every cartridge, but enough sampling must be done to ensure that the method used provides uniform powder charges. This means that if one is using a totally automated production system (such as when using a Dillon progressive loader), enough sample loads must be disassembled for measurement of the powder loads to prove the uniformity is acceptable. When manually charging cartridge cases using a loading block and powder measure, it's easy to visually inspect all the cartridges for radical errors. However, weighing sample loads is still critically important.
2) Do not blindly purchase and use ammunition that has been reloaded by ANYONE. Even new commercial ammunition produced by the largest companies can be problematic, but reloaded ammunition made by an unknown entity must be considered highly suspect.
3) The destruction of the LCP in the article is very similar to what we've seen when the owner used "+P" ammo in an LCP. Please use only standard-pressure loads in the LCP and all other similar small weapons with thin-walled barrels.
This article points out three things that are important for folks to understand.
1) If one is reloading ammunition, it is critically important to very carefully inspect the production of ammo to prove that it is being done properly. I'm not saying that powder has to be weighed for every cartridge, but enough sampling must be done to ensure that the method used provides uniform powder charges. This means that if one is using a totally automated production system (such as when using a Dillon progressive loader), enough sample loads must be disassembled for measurement of the powder loads to prove the uniformity is acceptable. When manually charging cartridge cases using a loading block and powder measure, it's easy to visually inspect all the cartridges for radical errors. However, weighing sample loads is still critically important.
2) Do not blindly purchase and use ammunition that has been reloaded by ANYONE. Even new commercial ammunition produced by the largest companies can be problematic, but reloaded ammunition made by an unknown entity must be considered highly suspect.
3) The destruction of the LCP in the article is very similar to what we've seen when the owner used "+P" ammo in an LCP. Please use only standard-pressure loads in the LCP and all other similar small weapons with thin-walled barrels.
