A friendy reminder to always check your ammo...

[Lambdebois]

The other night I noticed that a round of some self defense ammunition I had purchased was damaged when I opened the box. Later... I looked at the round I set aside a little closer and noticed that not only was the nose of the jhp damaged the bullet was noticably setback compared to every other round in the box. Inspection of the outer card board box looked fine... but the "carton" (for lack of a better word at the moment) that seperates the ammo was damaged on the inside which is why the bullet was probably not protected like it should durring shipping.

The manufature was quick to help me. I email them late last night (memorial day) and had an email back by 7:30 am this morning asking me to box the ammo for shipping and they are going to send a driver to come pick it up and send me a new box from their newest lot.

Potentioal problem avoided. These things can happen and it appears that it was probably damaged somehow in shipping. It's just a perfect example of why you should always check your ammo....

Here is a pic of the round in question in a "line up" next to a few others from the box...

[kraigwy]

Along the same lines, make sure the ammo works.

I bought two boxes of Remington 38 LSWC for my 642, half took two or more hammer strikes. It wasn't my 642, I have several other 38/357 revolvers it wouldnt work in either.

Plus all my reloads plus the same type of factory Winchester 38 ammo worked just fine.

The only firearm I could get it to shoot in was my Marlin '94

[Crow Hunter]

I found a .40 S&W hollowpoint mixed in with a 100 rd box of WWB 9mm ammo before.

Mistakes happen.

You should always check your ammo as you are loading it.

[g.willikers]

A couple of smacks with a hammer style bullet puller would have fixed that right up.

[Sharpsdressed Man]

"Life is like a box of someone else's reloads.....you never know what you are going to get."

[drail]

Quality control on many brands of factory ammo is so bad now that it's difficult to believe the stuff you'll see in a box. Primers inserted sideways and backwards. No flash hole under the primer. Loose bullets in the case. I'll take my chances with my own handloads.

[Walklightly]

I've done that with ammo in my revolver speed loaders to make sure they fit in the cylinder holes. I had a few with dents in them, and they wouldn't fit.

[LockedBreech]

I'm a nerd, but I hand-inspect each carry round and set it in the barrel to make sure it seats nicely. I only replace every two years, so it's not that big of a burden, and I know that the rounds in my guns are in-spec and ready to go.

[Oysterboy]

Winchester you say?

5 miscast rounds from 3 boxes.

[Crow Hunter]

Miscast or .380/.38 Special bullet in a 9mm case?

I would have figured a miscast bullet wouldn't be so uniform.

I could be wrong though.

It would be interesting to pull the bullets and weigh them.

[engineer88]

LockedBreech, I do the same thing. About twice a year, I shoot every other round in a box of carry ammo, then I hand inspect and load from what's left. I have many different carry guns, so I end up doing it about once a month. It is worth it to me.

[Doug Bowser]

I reload all my handgun ammo. I use 147 gr Hornady HP bullet at almost 1100 fps. I have been using titeroup and Tula primers.

The load is very accurate in my SIG/SAUER P6 and it is more effective than a .38 Special.

Doug

[Oysterboy]

Miscast or .380/.38 Special bullet in a 9mm case?

I don't know a better word for this. It's a wrong bullet that's for sure. Misplaced maybe?

[Crow Hunter]

Misplaced maybe?

Sounds good to me.

Of course, "wrong" fits too.

[Super Sneaky Steve]

Not to open another can of worms, but this is why I carry my own reloads.

Mistakes do happen but I check and recheck my work. More than some guy in a factory hung over from a memorial day bash