Natan706
02-15-2006, 02:17
I bought another case of .223 50gr at the Tanner gun show on the 4th, it is my 5th case of .223 from Crossfire. Finally got a chance to go to the range yesterday, BUT I think I got a bad batch. I have never had a problem with my Bushie nor have I had a problem with Crossfires ammo until this new case.
Basically whats happening is, I fire a round and it doesnt extract before it tries to chamber the next round. The spent case is so tight in the barrel that I have to push it out with my cleaning rod. So I tried a mag filled with my old case and I had no problems at all. I even bump fired a whole mag of the old stuff without a hicup. Then I went back to the new stuff and it happened again. Every other shot gets stuck. Needless to say this frustrates me. So I called it a day.
Upon returning home I immediately tore down the Bushie and cleaned EVERY part of it. I thought maybe the gas tube was clogging or something funky like that.
Well I was lucky enough to be called off work today so I headed to the range again to see if my thorough cleaning did the trick. uh NOPE. Its doing the same thing as yesterday. I fire my old ammo and it works perfectly. I fire the new ammo it jams about every other shot. the other problem is that since its not extracting its trying to chamber another round and that new round gets the bullet shoved done its neck.
All I can think of is that its the new case. Is it possible that its swelling too much and actually getting itself stuck so tight that the extractor cant even pull it out?
I took some pictures of 1 of the rounds from the old case and 1 from the new case side by side.
the one on the right is from the new case.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/natan706/Feb022.jpg
it seems to be a hair taller and the neck is longer also.
this next pic is of 2 of the cases that were stuck and one (on the right) that hasnt been shot but the bullet has been forced down into the neck. (I poured all the powder out of it btw)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/natan706/Feb021.jpg
Anyhow I dont know what to do next. I have a case of ammo that I cant trust. Which really sucks because I havent ever had a problem with any of my previous cases.
Will Crossfire swap me out a new case and make this right?
How do I find them besides going to the Tanner Gun show?
I'd appreciate any feedback or info that anyone has to offer.
Thanks! :)
Basically whats happening is, I fire a round and it doesnt extract before it tries to chamber the next round. The spent case is so tight in the barrel that I have to push it out with my cleaning rod. So I tried a mag filled with my old case and I had no problems at all. I even bump fired a whole mag of the old stuff without a hicup. Then I went back to the new stuff and it happened again. Every other shot gets stuck. Needless to say this frustrates me. So I called it a day.
Upon returning home I immediately tore down the Bushie and cleaned EVERY part of it. I thought maybe the gas tube was clogging or something funky like that.
Well I was lucky enough to be called off work today so I headed to the range again to see if my thorough cleaning did the trick. uh NOPE. Its doing the same thing as yesterday. I fire my old ammo and it works perfectly. I fire the new ammo it jams about every other shot. the other problem is that since its not extracting its trying to chamber another round and that new round gets the bullet shoved done its neck.
All I can think of is that its the new case. Is it possible that its swelling too much and actually getting itself stuck so tight that the extractor cant even pull it out?
I took some pictures of 1 of the rounds from the old case and 1 from the new case side by side.
the one on the right is from the new case.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/natan706/Feb022.jpg
it seems to be a hair taller and the neck is longer also.
this next pic is of 2 of the cases that were stuck and one (on the right) that hasnt been shot but the bullet has been forced down into the neck. (I poured all the powder out of it btw)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/natan706/Feb021.jpg
Anyhow I dont know what to do next. I have a case of ammo that I cant trust. Which really sucks because I havent ever had a problem with any of my previous cases.
Will Crossfire swap me out a new case and make this right?
How do I find them besides going to the Tanner Gun show?
I'd appreciate any feedback or info that anyone has to offer.
Thanks! :)