Do you check your ammo before loading?

[ABR]

^THIS^

i spot check everything - im always looking for ammo not flush with the rest of the case, bad seatings, anything out of the ordinary

I started doing this years ago when trying different brands of ammo.

[zapatito92]

Generically you cannot open the box in the store to "check" the ammo, I think there are even signs up in most places to not open the boxes. IF I were buying reloads I would probably ask the clerk to let me check them anyway, but since i do not buy reloads...

I have found some dented ammo (especially CCI 22 mag!) but never had mixed ammo. If i did I would simply contact the manufacturer and discuss it with them.

this is the case at most stores, however I do always inspect ammo for dings or imperfections. only dented shell I have found so far was from freedom munitions.

[Dano3467]

There is such a dramatic difference from these two I/m surprised she'd not notice.

[omega]

probably happened at the store, lots of people open boxes to look inside and pull one out, could have easily put the wrong one back

since WALMART keeps all handgun ammo behind a locked case, less chance on this happening.

[Maht_g]

Dents and dings are no problem... I shoot reloads from dented brass all the time, if it'll go in the chamber it goes bang... totally wrong ammo in the box is odd, I'm surprised even a new shooter didn't notice the difference... got lucky, stay safe out there!

[Bansh88]

I get my ammo from assorted sources. I have had some .40 mixed in with my 9. I have always caught it in time. They look and feel very similar.

[onelonehorseman]

I check them before I load mags, or my bolt gun, for any dents or imperfections. I've never had a problem with a different caliber in the box.

^THIS^

i spot check everything - im always looking for ammo not flush with the rest of the case, bad seatings, anything out of the ordinary

^ Yup, that's what I do as well.

[spfabrication]

How did the 9mm not drop all the way thru the cylinder without a moon clip?

[HighWildFree]

That's what one gets for buying overpriced Sig Ammo.

[calif 15-22]

Never checked, never even thought to do so, but after this thread I'll start paying attention...

I'm the same . . .I never check
I may start now though.

It could have happened anywhere along the supply chain. From the manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or even a customer as others have mentioned.

Glad nothing major happened though.

[Win231]

Most likely, a previous customer asked the salesman to show him the difference between a 38 Spl & a 9mm & the salesman made the mistake when he returned the ammo to the boxes.

[NYT]

i always check. i also always knock the box on a solid surface to easily show crimping issues as well as after i load i again knock the back of the mag on a solid surface to seat all rounds correctly in the mag.

[CandG]

after i load i again knock the back of the mag on a solid surface to seat all rounds correctly in the mag.

I do that too, I have no idea if it's necessary or not but it's just a habit. There's something satisfying about the sound of all those cartridges falling into place against the back of the magazine.

OP, yes I always briefly check my ammo as I'm loading it into my guns or magazines. I don't sit there and inspect it with a magnifying glass or anything, but I at least check to see that the bullet is seated the same as the others, that the primer looks normal, and that the stamp on the casing matches what's stamped on my magazine/barrel.

I always preload a bunch of magazines at home before a range trip, so that I don't have to waste a bunch of time inspecting rounds at the range. I don't own a revolver, but if I did I'd just inspect the box of ammo at home and hope that nothing changes between there and the time I shoot it. Probably still would briefly glance at each round as I load them at the range, to at least make sure I grabbed the right box of ammo for that firearm, if nothing else.

[Solidsnake87]

Always inspect ammo before use. ALWAYS. Often its that one bad round that blows up a gun and causes injury. Reject any ammo with large dents, dings that can hang a thumb nail, any cracks (especially at the rim), bent ammo, ammo with an improperly seated bullet (crimp too loose or bullet canted), and primer damage.

[KyleGunGuns]

I think the RSO is wrong. I just tried to put a 9mm in my SP101, it won't even go all the way in the cylinder. It sticks out so far that you cant' close the cylinder to fire the weapon.