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Absolutely, bullet setback upon repeated chambering is a significant risk factor that is difficult to diagnose after the gun explodes.

My common sense solution for anyone who loads and unloads daily is after removing the magazine, ejecting the chambered round into a container that fills up with once-chambered rounds. All those then make fine practice ammo, because no round will ever be chambered more than twice, and once-chambered rounds will never risk causing a failure in a critical situation.

Of course, if those are expensive Cor-Bon rounds or the like, this gets expensive. On the other hand, you should shoot hundreds of rounds with your carry round, to be CERTAIN you gun doesn’t have trouble with them.

Of course, if those are expensive Cor-Bon rounds or the like, this gets expensive.

I have good luck with controlling the slide until the bullet contacts the feed ramp, and then releasing it to chamber. Not advisable under every circumstance, but it works if you pay attention and assuming the gun will reliably chamber and lock up from that position. It usually works fine because you've already done most of the work to push the round out of the mag.

I also inspect my ammo and rotate it to the range periodically.