I have been a range plinker for many years and am starting to carry.
I have read about the need to ensure that your carry gun will work well with your carry ammo. I've seen a wide range in opinions as to how many rounds of defensive ammo (ie hollow points) one needs to shoot to deem acceptable. Then I got to thinking - what about the magazines - what is best practice for testing of magazines in the gun? I plan to keep 3 magazines designated as carry magazines. So these ones will be new and will be spared the rigors of continual range use and training use. I was planning on running a larger number of FMJ rounds and then 50 rounds of defensive ammo through each magazine. Is that enough in these days of ammo prices?
I have read about the need to ensure that your carry gun will work well with your carry ammo. I've seen a wide range in opinions as to how many rounds of defensive ammo (ie hollow points) one needs to shoot to deem acceptable. Then I got to thinking - what about the magazines - what is best practice for testing of magazines in the gun? I plan to keep 3 magazines designated as carry magazines. So these ones will be new and will be spared the rigors of continual range use and training use. I was planning on running a larger number of FMJ rounds and then 50 rounds of defensive ammo through each magazine. Is that enough in these days of ammo prices?