What did you do at the range lately?

[Scanker19]

I discovered you can fire a .32ACP from a .380.

In an unrelated PSA, if you carry the same kind of ammo for each type. Make sure you segregate it very well.

[encorehunter]

Practicing shooting, had the unfortunate event of a gun or ammo malfunction.
. The load was 19.8 gr of 4198 with a 60gr vmax. It is a light load that would eject the shell, but not enough to pick up the next round in an AR. It is very accurate, produced a 1" 3 shot group at 200yds. I am not sure if it was over pressure or the gun dropped the firing pin with the bolt not fully closed. It blew the magazine out, broker the follower, damaged the metal box, broke the mag release and the extractor. I haven't pulled the gun apart yet to look for any other damage. My only injury was a small burn to my trigger finger.

[buffalobo]

Got to spend couple hours with one of the minions teaching him to run the .22 bullpup. He moved up from the iron sight Cricket to red dot topped bullpup semi. Was very impressed with his progress.

He initially struggled a little with mags/loading/racking bolt. But after a few dry runs he picked up the manual of arms and went on to ring steel at 80% rate standing and kneeling.

While grandson ran the bullpup I ran zombie AR with CMMG .22 conversion kit. Had two "defective" rounds blow the rim off the case. I claim defective because I could not find any issue with the conversion kit or the rifle.

Anybody had a similar experience with Winchester M22 ammo or the CMMG conversion kit? Did not have any issue with the same ammo on the bullpup.

Bullpup is a Marlin 795 in a Badger M22 stock.

[Oscar77]

Practicing shooting, had the unfortunate event of a gun or ammo malfunction.
. The load was 19.8 gr of 4198 with a 60gr vmax. It is a light load that would eject the shell, but not enough to pick up the next round in an AR. It is very accurate, produced a 1" 3 shot group at 200yds. I am not sure if it was over pressure or the gun dropped the firing pin with the bolt not fully closed. It blew the magazine out, broker the follower, damaged the metal box, broke the mag release and the extractor. I haven't pulled the gun apart yet to look for any other damage. My only injury was a small burn to my trigger finger.

IMHO, you might also look at the idea that the load is too light.
Some powders do not handle extremely light loads well and develop high pressures extremely fast and rupture the case........

[Great-Kazoo]

we have the ymca camp out on thurs-fri for intro to shotgun & 22 rifle. Basic stuff, starting with gun safety, range rules, etc. Day 1 is 20 ga shotguns, with then shooting watermelons as a finale. Gives them the opportunity to see how much damage a shotgun can do. We also do a basic 22 pistol intro before the day is up. Ending with a friendly competition shooting steel. The 2 best shooters have 5 rds to see who is the better shot @ 15 yds.

An interesting thing happened after the 2 finalist faced off. 1 rd made the difference between them. After the shoot the kid who lost walked over to the winner and............................................... .... Extended his hand to the winner, saying Congratulations, good shooting.

That made the day. Impressed how a 12 yr old handled Not winning.


Of course the 22 dueling tree shoot fri, gets the winner trigger time on a suppressed AR . Unknown to the kids, that watermelon the winner shoots is loaded with tannerite. The kids line up after that, to shoot steel plates out to 100 yds, with the AR.

[Mykidsdad]

There was a recall of this ammo some time ago. It is possible that you has some from this lot.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...m22-22lr-ammo/

[Sawin]

Encorehunter, how many times had that brass been reloaded and was it full length resized each time? I’ve had an old batch of brass start having case head separations at the juncture where the die starts stretching and reforming the brass, after 7 reloads. It’s partly why I don’t full length resize every time anymore and just neck size.

[buffalobo]

There was a recall of this ammo some time ago. It is possible that you has some from this lot.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...m22-22lr-ammo/

Thanks, good info. It felt as if over charged when it blew, very loud and concussive. Will be doing closer magnified inspection of conversion unit for any damage.

I have several thousand rounds of it manufactured shortly after the time frame listed in recall. Same symbol but different lot and imprinted on right flap.

Glad none of it blew up in the bullpup while grandson was running it.

[Mykidsdad]

Thanks, good info. It felt as if over charged when it blew, very loud and concussive. Will be doing closer magnified inspection of conversion unit for any damage.

I have several thousand rounds of it manufactured shortly after the time frame listed in recall. Same symbol but different lot and imprinted on right flap.

Glad none of it blew up in the bullpup while grandson was running it.

I wonder what Winchester might do for you given that the recall was a long while ago.

[buffalobo]

So far no real damage that I have been able to find. Two rounds out of a thousand that we have put down range.