handlebar 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) I recently had what may have been my .223 firing out of battery. It pulled the back 1/3 of the casing apart leaving the rest in the barrel. I did not lose my dust cover and apparently did not even know this had happened until it would not feed the next round. Do you think I had a battery issue or was the brass just weak, and yes I was firing reloads, frangible 45gn. What do you all think. I included pictures in my other post two days ago in my "Heres my .223" post.***Sorry, pictures will follow of the blown case when I get home from work.*** Edited January 20, 2009 by handlebar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 ...It pulled the back 1/3 of the casing apart leaving the rest in the barrel. I did not lose my dust cover and apparently did not even know this had happened until it would not feed the next round. Do you think I had a battery issue or was the brass just weak... I had similar experiences years ago (nearly complete, but not quite, separation of the front & back portions of the case, the front & back portions both extracting & ejecting as a single 'dog-leg' shaped unit). I was firing 'factory new' Chicom brass-cased ammo in a low-mileage SS Mini-14 Ranch Rifle. Never had a problem with any other ammo, so I figured the Chicom brass was at fault. You might consider having your head space checked, just to be safe... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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