Ammo QC problems

[Tom Givens]

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.

[Clyde from Carolina]

That's a great wake up call and reminder. Thanks, Tom.

[RoyGBiv]

That's a great wake up call and reminder. Thanks, Tom.

+100. Thanks

[ST911]

In my last couple of cases of Federal 9MS, I've had several rounds with rolled case rims that stopped the guns. CCI Blazer continues to be iffy (iffy-er than usual) with badly seated primers. A case of 147 HST had a coating of something over the rounds that turned my hands gray while handling.

Interesting times...

[JV_]

In my last couple of cases of Federal 9MS, I've had several rounds with rolled case rims that stopped the guns.

This was an issue before the ammo crunch.


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[Kyle Reese]

This was an issue before the ammo crunch.


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AE comes to mind....