How often should one swap out their duty ammo? I assume the ammo in your duty gun and on your duty belt has a shorter life due to it being exposed to the outside world, elements, and temperature changes. In the past my department has swapped it out every couple years. Also, how long can properly stored duty ammo be reliable enough to trust you life with? I’m sure this topic has been covered elsewhere so posting a link will be just as helpful.
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my buddy's department switches it out every year. they get to shoot all of their issued ammo and then get issued new ammo.If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective.
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Ours is replaced annually. I'm thinking that is more for making us feel good than actual need. There are instabces of bullets being forced down into the case from repeated loading and unloading and causing problems. I have never seen it though.The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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My current agency has us shoot old duty ammo every other year during qualification. I've got some old JHP ammo from the 80's that I would trust every bit as much as brand new ammo. It has been sealed in water tight ammunition cans with moisture absorber bags.
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At every quarterly qualification. Sometimes sooner. No ammo / budget issues.The comments made herein are those solely of author and in no way reflect the opinions of any other person, agency or other entity.
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I was issued ammo in 1990, and fired it for the 2007 fall qualification...I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
Douglas MacArthur
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Ours is annually.
I have the guys shoot their last year's issue at the session where I am issuing the new duty ammo, then they get their new load.The opinions expressed here are from the individual only and do not represent the view of any agency that the poster may be affiliated with
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Originally posted by LASD6833 View PostYearly. They dont let us shoot it, though. It gets turned in._____________
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Originally posted by SCV-Sop View PostI would start marking them. I bet they are simply playing round robin with the ammo, and that what was yours is now someone else's.There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
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