[domindart]

I have some reloads and some different kinds of ammo and want to know the risks with shooting reloads.

I don't want to damage my pistol but was still considering shooting these. Many of the reloads I have are RCB custom ammunition.

 

[nitesit(+ an e)]

RBCD? it is worse than garbage.

Reloaded is all new components except for the re-useable case. If it was reloaded by a licensed manufacturer it is as safe a brand new factory ammo.

 

[Kentguy]

"I have some reloads and some different kinds of ammo and want to know the risks with shooting reloads.
I don't want to damage my pistol but was still considering shooting these. Many of the reloads I have are RCB custom ammunition."

The main risk is that "some" reloaders are just careless, and don't put the time and quality into their rounds. As a general rule - If you are not sure of the reloads or who did them... don't shoot them! If you are buying reloads from a company, do as much homework on them as you can. some of them are really good... but not all.

If you reload properly according to the book, they will not effect your gun in any way. I reload my own and have for many years, I know the time, effort and quality that I put into my reloads and have total confidence in them - with no damage to my guns at all.

 

[domindart]

RCB custom ammo is a reloader that , as I found, has a Facebook page and sells boxes in ga. I received them , along w other bullets that I think are reloads. Most are hollow points of different kinds..

They look good, the RCB. No bad crimp jobs.

Some of the others I immediately separated out and will not shoot due to noticeable crimp failure. Sunken bullets...

The rest are looking okay but not sure about. I'll prob disgard them since I'm not sure who made them.

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[domindart]

I'm just guessing here lol but your gun can blow up from bad ammo?

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[jdavionic]

The risks are dependent on the person or company doing the reloading. There are some good reloading companies out there and some crap. Same with individuals.

If there is poor quality control, you can get a squib round where the primer drives the bullet into the barrel but it doesn't get the bullet out. If another round is chambered and fired, boom.

You can get over pressure if the round is double charged or the like where the round is over charged with powder.

Those are the main "risks". There is obviously performance risk too - like inaccurate rounds, rounds made with poor quality powder where it's excessively dirty, etc.

There are some companies that I trust to have quality reloads and there are others that I won't touch. Since I reload myself, it's rare I ever have any other commercial reloads. And I will never use reloads from another individual. I've seen too many issues at matches.

 

[MO Fugga]

I'm just guessing here lol but your gun can blow up from bad ammo?

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Bullet setback (sunken bullet) can dramatically increase the pressures, resulting in a ****ty day and broken gun. Or worse. Even a few thousandths of an inch can push a bunny fart into a max or nuke load.

 

[njl]

The biggest dangers with reloads are cartridges charged improperly (too much powder, too little powder, wrong powder). In a handgun, these can result in:

1) too much powder: blown up gun
2) too little powder: squib, which if you don't know enough to stop and clear before more shooting, can result in a blown up gun
3) wrong powder: squib or blown up gun. i.e. a titegroup sized charge of red dot is likely going to squib, while a red dot sized charge of titegroup is going to destroy the gun

In a rifle, wrong powder (i.e. pistol powder) can turn the rifle into a grenade. i.e. not just blown up, but blown into lots of little pieces.

 

[domindart]

So should I try the RCB or throw it all out..?

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[domindart]

I guess I'm asking you experienced guys what I should do. I wish I had a friend shooter..

All of this ammo is labeled differently on the casing. Some say federal... perfecta .... I was going to keep these but they too can be reloads right?

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[nitesit(+ an e)]

In what firearm are you going to shoot them? What cartridge are they?

 

[Schrag4]

Where/how did you get the ammo? I wouldn't throw it out. A reloader might give you a little bit for it, at the very least. Even if the powder can't be used (because it's unknown), the rest of the components can still be put to use.

 

[refugeepj]

I will shoot only reloads that I know are good. mine.
tried a purchase at a gun show once, probably close to 35 years ago. with a box of fifty .357 magnums I had two squibs in the first 18 rounds. destroyed the balance of the box.

taught myself to reload around that time, using some friends who were experienced as go to for answers. asked a lot of questions, did a lot of reading. long before I had any internet access or knowledge.
even when I was sure of what I was doing, I still questioned everything. I sought to err on the side of caution, and still do.

 

[Schrag4]

For the record, I don't shoot anyone's reloads except my own. Also, I won't let anyone shoot my reloads unless they're shooting them through my guns.

I think I would be comfortable shooting reloads from a well-known and reputable ammo "remanufacturer." If ammo was given to me, though, that were obviously reloads, and I wasn't able to identify where they came from, I wouldn't shoot them. That's why I ask how you got them.

 

[nitesit(+ an e)]

One thing you need to consider is that those boxes may have been re-used and the ammo wasn't actually commercially loaded at all. (I picked up empty boxes with trays a hundred times at public ranges while I was picking up range brass left by others) I'd probably disassemble the ammo if you can, or give it to somebody who wants to do that for the components.

 

[domindart]

In what firearm are you going to shoot them? What cartridge are they?

Glock 30sf

The cartridges all say different brands. The ones I thought might be ok are perfecta...federal .. RCB...

I got these from previous gun owner .

In what firearm are you going to shoot them? What cartridge are they?

Glock 30sf

The cartridges all say different brands. The ones I thought might be ok are perfecta...federal .. RCB...

I got these from previous gun owner .



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[jbglock]

I do NOT shoot reloaded ammunition unless I'm the one that reloads it. The dangers have been well covered already in this thread. I trust my own reloaded ammunition but do NOT trust what others do. I've seen too many guns damaged by people using reloads that others make over the years.

What will happen? Probably nothing. I don't see the economy of damaging an expensive gun over "probably" though.

 

[nitesit(+ an e)]

Oh HELL NO.

 

[domindart]

How can you tell a reload if all you have is the bullet? It may say federal on the casing but it could be a reload right?

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[gunowner1]

How can you tell a reload if all you have is the bullet? It may say federal on the casing but it could be a reload right?

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That is correct. The name on the casing means nothing. A person who picks up range brass could reload any brass casing regardless of the name on that casing. Some people avoid certain manufacturers brass for various reasons though.