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Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing

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Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing was created by Reloader303

Has anybody ever seen this before? What would cause this to happen?
Last edit: 9 years 7 months ago by Reloader303.
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Replied by Libertarian623 on topic Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing

Looks like it caught while going into battery, maybe due to another round already in battery. Maybe due to a partial ejected case in the breach. Maybe when the BCG slide forward catching the round something happened. One things for sure its not going in now. Has this repeated since. I would take it apart and exam the BCG face and the magazine that did this, also check out the upper, and last check the chamber if you had difficulty extracting the round from battery your chamber may need some attention.
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Replied by Libertarian623 on topic Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing

Are you still at the range. Maybe help you trouble shoot. By the way welcome.
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Replied by Reloader303 on topic Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing

It was actually my friends friend who sent me the picture. I was thinking there might be an issue with the feed ramp catching the edge of the casing when going into battery.
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Replied by Siscowet on topic Ammo issues destroyed bullet and casing

Was it a reload, or a factory manufactured round? I am looking at how the bullet got shoved down the throat of the brass.Might the case mouth have been over widened with the expander ball and no crimp put on the bullet? A lot of thoughts. I am guessing it is a manufacturing defect of the cartridge, one way or the other.
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