Well anything made by man can be flawed or fail in some way. That holds true to the ammo and the rifle like you said a few more rounds may tell the story BE SHURE AND WEAR YOUR SAFTY GLASSES. I would want to be sure of the cause myself before I put that one to work as my hunting rifle. Sorry about questioning the age and condition of the ammo but I have a friend I hunt with that keeps his ammo for his hunting rifle on the dashboard of his pickup truck!@#$%$#@! the box stays there year round this is south Texas the temp on the dash in the summer with the windows up is very high but come season he will reach up there and the box is now generic because the heat and sun have bleached the box white he will pull out a few rounds and head for the blind I don't think he has ever had a problem with the ammo.
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