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As discussed elsewhere having a variety in the mag or cylinder.
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Only one type at a time.
More than one type.
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How many people mix ammo in their magazine, cylinder?
As discussed elsewhere having a variety in the mag or cylinder.
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Only one type as don't understand why you would need to mix rounds.
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This hose been beat so hard it thinks it's a donkey now
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Smacks of weak indecisiveness.
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I've never mixed ammo types/brands in my magazines. Why?
Actually, back in the 70s’ this was fairly common in LE. In particular, the CHP use to mix HP with SWC. It wasn’t policy although some believed it provided an option during hot-stops. Personally, I stuck with SWC's as a rule. Damn I'm old...
Regards,
“Monsters are real and so are ghosts. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.”
~ Stephen King
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I dont mix my handgun ammo, but I do mix my shotgun ammo. I keep a Mossberg 835 handy when Im around the farm. I mix some #4s in with some 00 buck. #4s first then the buckshot. Recipe for dead coyotes.
Glock 22 Gen 4, 27
Ruger SP101 .357mag
S&W 637 Airweight
Ruger Single Six
Ruger Blackhawk Bisley 45 Colt
Mossberg 835 Grand Slam
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Golddots from top to bottom
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Nothing in any of my carry mags except HST.
"America is a nation of laws; poorly written and randomly enforced." -Frank Zappa
“Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” -Denis Diderot
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Yes, but only for .380 since it is marginal for penetration. Alternate Hornady Critical Defense (for expansion) and FMJ-Flat Points (for penetration) in my wife's LCP.
Above .380, all JHPs.
Below .380, all FMJ.
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Glock 30, 19, 26; Ruger LCP (2), LCR, Mini 14; Remington 870; Marlin 336 .30-30
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I have heard it called "Dutch Loading". I don't mix ammo in the magazine or cylinder, I don't see how it would be possible to remember what was next in the middle of a gunfight. Now if you wanted to carry a good JHP in the gun and a magazine full of bonded bullets or maybe FMJ I could see that. Assuming the gunfight is still going after the first mag, you might be shooting through cover. I can see that. I have seen rifle magazines loaded for SHTF with tracers near the bottom so you know when it's almost empty, but I don't think that applies for CCW.
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+1Originally Posted by 10thmtn
I totally agree!!!!
Bobo
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other"
~John Adams
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I load RBCD or Glaser for the first three rounds figuring they put wide although shallow holes in body tissue and aren't as dangerous to any bystander. After that I load Corbon DPX, figuring that if I need to shoot someone more than three times, I am going to need more penetration, particularly for a head shot.
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I have only one gun for carry and one type of ammo because that's what I practiced the most; it never occured to me to change that unless a much better round came on the market. K.I.S.S.
The first rule of a gunfight: "Don't be there !"
The second rule: "Bring enough gun"
jfl (NRA Life Member/Instructor - GOA - IDPA - GSSF - ex-IHMSA)
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You really shouldn't mix ammo types
When you mix ammo types you run the risk of being less accurate.
Different rounds have different recoil accuracy etc.. When a time comes (hopefully never happens) you need to be as accurate and sure about you ammo as you are where the bullets are going.
Just for the heck of it. try shooting 3 different types of ammo and you may be amazed at the difference. I was when i saw the huge difference in Hydrashok silver tips and winchester target loads.
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