Re-Chambering the same round...

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by GFunk

I carry my XD-9 Service. I carry with a round in the chamber, but at night I take the round out and re-stack it into the mag. I live with 5 house mates and don't want a hot gun around the house unless it's on my hip. When I put the gun back on me, I rechamber the same round that I had just re-stacked into the mag the night before.

Question: Does rechambering the same round over and over again affect its performance or take it out of spec somehow over time?

Thanks,
GFunk

You might like to get a gun vault, that way you can leave it ready to go, and not worry about some bone head doing something stupid.
I also recyle a carry round when I go to the range, but I need to stop that, so far I haven't had problems, but it is not good practice. From now on the one in the chamber stays there and gets to be my first shot at the range.

[GFunk]

Thanks for all the responses. I never thought of the bullet getting pushed back - that makes sense.

The rim I noticed can get chewed on by the extracter. I suppose the best solution is a new box of rounds every month or two.

[mullanman]

I just crimp all of my factory carry rounds. The factory crimp is horrible on most ammo. i just put them into station 4 on my 550 or 5 on my 650 and load em into my mags.