Tom Givens
05-30-2013, 05:26 PM
This afternoon I got a rare chance to get out on the range and actually practice. I took 200 rounds of brand new factory .40 S&W ammo we recently received.
Out of 200 rounds, I had 8 in which the bullets had been pushed back into the case, resulting in a way too short overall length. My gun would have fed them, but fortunately I caught them while loading magazines. The .40 is a high-pressure cartridge to begin with, and the pressure spike caused by these rounds could easily have blown up my Glock.
This was US made factory ammo, not reloads. In a class earlier this week, we got a 9mm factory round with the bullet inserted backwards. This underscores the need to give a visual and tactile inspection to EVERY round you put into your gun.
Manufacturers are busting their butts trying to meet demand. Quality control is suffering, as a result. Be careful.
Out of 200 rounds, I had 8 in which the bullets had been pushed back into the case, resulting in a way too short overall length. My gun would have fed them, but fortunately I caught them while loading magazines. The .40 is a high-pressure cartridge to begin with, and the pressure spike caused by these rounds could easily have blown up my Glock.
This was US made factory ammo, not reloads. In a class earlier this week, we got a 9mm factory round with the bullet inserted backwards. This underscores the need to give a visual and tactile inspection to EVERY round you put into your gun.
Manufacturers are busting their butts trying to meet demand. Quality control is suffering, as a result. Be careful.