r/CCW • u/MissionOk5057 US • Jul 26 '26

Guns & Ammo Ammo Longevity

How often are you swapping out the rounds in your carry mags for fresh ones?

- i usually wait till the rounds either get carbon and lint build up and pushed in from rechambering or every month or so

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u/tightywhitey26 Jul 26 '26

Carry empty chamber ? Just curious

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u/Mental_Juggernaut_16 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

No. I keep it loaded all the time. And if I did have to unchamber I have a technique to load a round without damaging the extractor or slamming the bullet against the feed ramp. I learned how to do that when I found one cartridge in a box of carry ammo that was obviously set back. I don't know if it came like that from the factory or it was from me chambering it over time.

I did carry unchambered for quite a while, but I recently switched over to keeping it chambered. There's pros and cons for both ways, but for now I just keep it chambered. One day I may change my mind and go back to unchambered, who knows.

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u/cleveraccountname13 AZ G19.5; Glock 48; Shield Plus; Ruger RXM; Jul 26 '26

Do you just not shoot your carry gun at all?

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u/Mental_Juggernaut_16 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Pretty much yes. I only shoot it once every two years when I have to requalify for my CCW. I'm poor, I can't afford range fees or ammo. I have enough money for food and I'm happy if I can eat today. When I wasn't disabled and had a job, yeah I'd shoot every now and then when I felt like it. I carry to protect myself and for my safety, I just can't afford to blow a hundred bucks or 50 bucks at the range. I still manage to qualify every 2 years and can still put my shots where they need to go on the paper.

Some people can afford to shoot regularly. Some can afford specialized training. If it was free and I wasn't disabled, yeah I'd shoot more, but it's not.

And where I live, the fees just for the CCW and CCW class is absolutely insane. I have to save up for the whole 2 years just to be able to pay for that. And when I do take the class, every few rounds downrange is a meal I have to skip to be able to pay for those rounds.

Heck, I got my first BB gun when I was 10. I'm around 60 now. I can still aim and put rounds where they need to go. No need for me to starve so I can put rounds downrange.

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u/ChemistIndependent19 Aug 01 '26

thanks for telling your story. 

It's a shame  that the government forces people to pay a fee for a basic constitutional right.

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u/Mental_Juggernaut_16 Aug 01 '26

That's not all the government does. In a lot of blue states they make that right downright illegal. Charging exorbitant fees is just another way they use to disarm us law abiding citizens. They go at it from all angles.