im going to try and help put this topic to rest (although i doubt it will) i talked to my juijitsu instructer today (tim sledd) who is also a procutiong attorny in bloomington i ask him about having reloads in a carry pistol you end up shooting someone with he carrys a stubnose 38 and said there was no truth in the urban legend about getting in more trouble with handloads in your carry gun his exact words were " that would be like saying you where more dangerious or deadly or whatever because you carry a glock with 19 round capasity and i carry a 38 with 5" hope this helps