One of the most important parts of carrying

[SVTNate]

Greg and Others,

Does anyone have more info on bullet setback? I un-chamber my CCW weapons when I come home at night, prior to putting them in the safe. I'm just more comfortable storing them at home with no round in the chamber. How much of a real concern is bullet setback? How many times can I re-chamber the same round before I have to worry about it?

I figure that I carry about 3 days per week right now, usually with the same weapon, so potentially the same round gets chambered/unchambered 3 times per week (if I wasn't rotating the rounds in the mag, which I do currently). Anyway, that's a "worst-case scenario".

I think I need to get my digital calipers from my buddy's house where I keep my reloading equipment, and check OAL over the course of a month or two to see if this is a genuine concern with my guns, and my carry ammo. I'll post my results.

[spc]

You should be able to visually inspect the rechambered rounds to see if the crimp location is comparable to fresh rounds.

Of course checking with a caliper is always a good way to verify that the bullet hasn't seated too deeply into the cartridge.

spc