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[rday47]

If any of you know where I can buy some self defense ammo other than Silver Bear online, I'd appreciate the link. I had to rotate out the last of my Hornady for that cheap crap due to age. I regret shooting it up, since old Hornady is probably better than new Silver Bear.

http://alandp0.tripod.com/9x18/

[NVCZ]

I know some folks rotate ammo for different reasons, sometimes due to "age factor". So I have to ask, how old is your ammo?
Typically ammo will outlive you if treated correctly, i.e. stored dry and safe.
I have on occassion shot ammo older than myself with no problem, and I have a few years behind me.
Just curious.

I guess it wasn't really that old (maybe 3 years). I had heard that you should rotate it out and mine was looking dull and worn from loading and unloading it before and after trips to the range.

3 yrs is nothing for ammo.

Typically "rotating ammo" is referred to the ammo in the magazine. The top round in a magazine is often chambered. The pistol is not used, so the chambered round is put back into the magazine on top, and the pistol is cleaned, mag inserted, and chambered for use.
That top round keeps getting chambered, and thus as the slide slams into battery, it is possible to lose headspace over time.

How much surplus ammo 20+ yrs old is shot daily with no issues? Tons of it, if kept properly.

So it IS a good idea to "rotate your ammo", but not for reasons of age generally.

Just something to think about.

NVCZ

[billjohnso20]

I agree with NVCZ. I've personally shot old but non-surplus ammo that was over 10 years old and have had no failures at all. Shoot, I took my family to the range a few weeks ago and we shot some .22LR ammo that I've had now for at least 15 years. At one time I had over 10,000 rounds of .22LR. I haven't bought any in 15 years though. I've just been shooting from that I bought way back then.

I need to start buying it again. If I don't, I'm gonna run out. It's just hard for me to pay $3.00 a box for ammo I used to pay less than $.50 for for most of my life. Still, I need to replenish my supply before it's gone.