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That's a good practice along with what Dosh said. I have been reloading forever, but never gave out reloads. I have given out plenty of FACTORY ammo (especially the past two years) that I have stored away from great deals or trades. i only have a few cartridges that I don't reload. .44 mag is one of them. About 25 years a friend of mine gave me a plastic box of .44 mag cartridges, which I thought were factory ammo that he bought. I had plenty of factory loads, but was just using free ammo for target practice. I went to the range to shoot and fired about a dozen with no issues. Then I squeezed the trigger on my S&W Model 29 and all I remember was a very bright light, deafening sound and my pistol almost jumping out of my hand. I was stunned for a moment and thought the pistol blew up. I regained my senses and checked the pistol out. There was no damage that I could see, but stopped shooting and went home. I thoroughly cleaned and inspected the pistol for damage or cracks. It was not damaged. I called my friend and asked him where he got the ammo he gave me. I thought he gave me Factory ammo, just without the original box. He told me that he got the ammo from a guy in the parking lot at a Gun Show. It must have been RELOADS and a super HOT incorrect load. I threw the remaining cartridges away. Since then I will NEVER take cartridges from someone unless it is in a Factory box with matched head stamps. I also try not to get brass unless it is new or have confirmed # of firings and inspect the brass before using. I have given once fired brass away, but cleaned and inspected before giving away.
