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So my Saturday pretty much sucked.
Decided I'd try out some new ammo I got in a revolver before subjecting it to an NFA gun. I got three rounds in and then this happened.
I'll let the pictures do the talking for me.
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Was this factory fresh, reloads ??
Glad you got it taken care of !!
Nice pistola too
"I'd rather be a disabled Vet, than no Vet at all"
Wow, that's fun.
Glad you didn't get hurt!
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Good thing you caught that brother. That could have made your Saturday a lot worse.
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." St. Augustine A.D. 354-430
I have too many 30 round pmags.
Must have been powdered mouse farts as the charge. At least it wasn't halfway through the barrel! Glad you're safe!
Thanks, all.
It was a commercial loading of .44 Special in FMJ. All new components & brass. Smaller / boutique loader with a reasonably good reputation, and this is a somewhat obscure product. I'll refrain from saying anything further for two reasons: a.) this could happen to anyone and b.) since it happened on the weekend, I have not had the opportunity to inform the manufacturer and get their opinion. I have a thousand rounds of this stuff, so although it was a completely random occurrence, it was disconcerting to have happen in the first four rounds.
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Why does it look totally square? I've recovered bullets that weren't splattered and they kept the cone shape. Something different about this one?
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Man, been there done that- sucks and good thing you (and your gun) weren't hurt. Mine was a 9mm keltec and i got multiple bullets jammed up in there before it blew the plastic bastard apart (damn semi-autos, LOL). Personally, I'd contact the manufacturer to replace and/or toss that ammo -if it's bad it's not worth the problems.
That is good form to contact the guy first. With that said I would not trust a single round in that batch. It could happen to anyone, but the fact that it did happen that quickly makes me think that there could be others in the lot.Originally Posted by JohnnyEgo
He probably had to hammer it out with a punch.......
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