Always Carry a Backup…

And make sure you rotate your ammo out to insure that it is ready for action.

Suspect Steals Rare Coin, Manager Fires Shot

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The $20,000 theft was caught on several security cameras. The bandit was in and out in just a few seconds. "Runs out into the parking lot, drops it, goes chasing after it. It was pretty comical. That's all he had time to get," she said. However, Vickie had time to grab her gun, but luckily for the thief, the weapon misfired twice. The bullets she said were 20 years old. "When they're old, they won't work?" asked WFTV reporter Berndt Petersen. "Right," she replied. "So, I re-chambered one and got one off. I'm pretty sure I hit the back of his truck."

I have heard stories of ammo that was produced for the second world war that still fired when chambered recently. It all depends on how it was stored. Sometimes people mistake a dirty firing pin for bad ammo, because it causes light strikes. With that being said, it is wise to rotate out your ammo anyways.