I'm not sure whome to reply to but I 've herd for many years to only use factory ammo for defenseive shooting.It's not such a big deal to load your gun with hydro shocks or something similar. But you must fire enough of your chosen ammo thru your defensive gun to know it functions perfectly. my thinking is with the quality of premium defensive ammo as high as it is ,why whould you take any chances with a handload anyway. I'm not saying their's anything wrong with your handloaded ammo, I seldom ever have a problem with mine. But my sister is a lawyer and talking with her I've come to understand theirs no need taking chances that are preventable. Practice or compete all you want with your reloads, even hunt with them, but don't shoot bad guys with them, it makes no sense!