Wow, there's some really funny stuff in this thread. You guys ever test out some of these gun myths you seem to take for truth?

The only things in here that ring true are bullet set-back, ensuring function and accuracy with ammo/gun combos, and most of you needing to practice more.

Some of the other stuff is just funny. Ammo going stale, gun oil killing primers, compressed springs don't die, ammo being too loud or flashing too bright...

I rotate my mags to ensure I don't have dead mag springs. I also replace the mag springs on loaded mags about every year. They are cheap and mag springs DO die when left loaded.

I don't practice with my carry ammo. I test it works in the gun and is accurate. After that, all practice ammo is cheap fodder. There is no need to run 500 rounds of uber expensive defense ammo to determine if it works or not. You'll know in two mags, max.

Unless you are pouring 10w-30 directly into the gun from the quart bottle to lube your gun, you will never have oil kill a primer. As a matter of fact oil based products don't kill primers. Spraying wd-40 on unwanted primers to throw them away doesn't work. Bleach works. I got this from a chemist that made primers for a living.

Ammo being too loud or flashing you is complete myth. The stress level of a shooting will throw you straight into Tachi Psychi response and you are not going to hear anything or have to fight flash.

If the ammo doesn't have green crud on the ammo it's not old. Even if it does, it'll more than likely work. The military shelf life on ammo is 25 years. I know, I've shot 25 year old ammo when active and it worked just fine. Don't submerge it and you are good.