Shrapnel Found in Brass

rgmartin · August 15, 2011, 07:28 PM

I often use a tarp to catch my spent brass. The last time I was shooting, I found small pieces of bullet shrapnel amoung my spent brass. Does anyone know what might be causing this. I was shooting a Smith and Wesson MP Pro 9mm.

TXGunNut · August 15, 2011, 08:28 PM

Anybody shooting steel plate targets nearby? Sometimes they come back!

sidewindr · August 15, 2011, 08:29 PM

When seating a bullet,if the case is sharp and/or the bullet not straight it may shave some copper off the bullet. It tends to stay pinched with the bullet until shot. I had a certain caliber with bullets that didn't have much of a radious on the base and they were always trying to shave the copper.Even had the next round get slightly jammed when the half moon shaped chunk of copper got wedged between the chamber and case. I had to put a larger bell and chamfer when loading those bullets.

rgmartin · August 16, 2011, 06:18 PM

There was someone next to me shooting a steel target. Thank you for your replyies.

August 15, 2011, 07:28 PM	#1
rgmartin Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Posts: 2	Shrapnel Found in Brass I often use a tarp to catch my spent brass. The last time I was shooting, I found small pieces of bullet shrapnel amoung my spent brass. Does anyone know what might be causing this. I was shooting a Smith and Wesson MP Pro 9mm.

August 15, 2011, 08:28 PM	#2
TXGunNut Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: If you have to ask... Posts: 2,860	Anybody shooting steel plate targets nearby? Sometimes they come back! __________________ Life Member NRA, TSRA Smokeless powder is a passing fad! -Steve Garbe I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it. -Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove My favorite recipes start out with a handful of used wheelweights.

August 16, 2011, 06:18 PM	#4
rgmartin Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Posts: 2	Steel Targets There was someone next to me shooting a steel target. Thank you for your replyies.

August 15, 2011, 08:29 PM	#3
sidewindr Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2011 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 101	When seating a bullet,if the case is sharp and/or the bullet not straight it may shave some copper off the bullet. It tends to stay pinched with the bullet until shot. I had a certain caliber with bullets that didn't have much of a radious on the base and they were always trying to shave the copper.Even had the next round get slightly jammed when the half moon shaped chunk of copper got wedged between the chamber and case. I had to put a larger bell and chamfer when loading those bullets.