Bullet setback isn’t something most everyday carriers think about. But after our man Tyler sent me the link to this video, I took a look at the rounds in my two primary carry gun, a Kahr CW9.
Maybe there was a slight amount of setback on the first round in my CW9. Or maybe that was just the standard deviation you’ll find in any two factory rounds. If there was a difference, it was no more than a millimeter. Then again, I rarely unload and reload my guns.
But for those of you who unload and reload regularly, do you check for setback? And if you find it, does it make sense to ‘burn’ those high pressure rounds at the range as he does?
This guy has entirely too much time on his hands. And the world is a better place for it.
And this is why I think those who shoot road signs are idiots and morons at best, and selfish vandals and @$$holes at worst. They can’t be good shots if all they can hit is a road sign 20 feet in front of them.
Repeatedly chambering the same rounds can cause setback, which may lead to kaboom, but it can also cause primer compound separation, which WILL lead to a failure to fire. Happened to a cop at a critical moment:
http://youtu.be/5VSfSPuEC6M