Should you carry with one in the chamber?

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How often do you cycle your carry ammo?

I know that ammunition properly stored will last almost indefinitely. That being said, ammunition carried every day is not in storage under ideal conditions and is subject to weather, humidity, sweat, etc. Because of this about every six months or so, I cycle the ammo in my carry sidearm and spare magazine through at the range and reload them with fresh. Doing this incurs some cost but it is a small price to pay to make sure that if I need it, my gun is going to go bang. I’m interested in o…

Home Defense Ammo Cycling?

I am in the process of getting more HD Ammo. I cycle my carry ammo give or take a year (I’ve heard 6 months but I buy good ammo and I’m cheap). But how long would you keep ammo loaded in a magazine in your home? Cycling HD ammo would be significantly more costly than my carry ammo. I know carry ammo gets abused more since I carry the gun around, I chamber rounds over and over (try to chamber different rounds each time). HD rounds just sit… Opinions?