can anyone tell me what happened? - The Firearms Forum

44stevenson · 09-30-2012, 09:27 PM

Well I cannot get the photo to load but the case has a big bulge at the bottom close to the rim.

I was sorting through some brass I cleaned getting ready to do some reloading and I found this. Looks like a discharge while not in full battery? Way do you guys think.

aa1911 · 09-30-2012, 10:00 PM

was it a Glock you shot it from? if so, that's normal, you need a Redding GRX push thru die.

or a new barrel... like a Lone Wolf, Bar sto, etc...

.40 cal?

look at the primer, if it has a rectangular stamp, it's likely fired from a Glock

44stevenson · 09-30-2012, 10:17 PM

It's a m&p 9mm, using a storm lake barrel. This is the only bulge over ever seen, probably spent 5000 rounds through it

steve4102 · 09-30-2012, 10:20 PM

Sure it's your brass?

aa1911 · 10-01-2012, 12:39 AM

wow, those are two variables I would not have suspected right off the bat.

any pics? would help a bunch identifying the issue. Are you primarily shooting reloads or new stuff?

44stevenson · 10-01-2012, 02:38 PM

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...74235314_n.jpg

finally got this link to work

aa1911 · 10-01-2012, 02:48 PM

Woah! yeah, that was definitely not all the way in the barrel when it went boom! surprised it didn't rupture completely.

243winxb · 10-01-2012, 03:48 PM

Check for a bulge in the barrels chamber. May have been an over charge of powder. But does look like it wasnt fully into the chamber???

44stevenson · 10-01-2012, 06:06 PM

the storm lake barrel did have an extremely tight chamber( i couldn't use my lead bullets), so I had sent it to storm lake to open the chamber up a little more. I have no idea when this case happened or even if it was mine, just assuming, but I found this in about 2000 cases i had been cleaning.

RJay · 10-01-2012, 06:26 PM

I don't think I have ever seen anything like that, it looks too perfect for an out of battery ( at least in my opinion ). that sucker looks as if some one was playing with a reloading die.

carver · 10-01-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RJay

I don't think I have ever seen anything like that, it looks too perfect for an out of battery ( at least in my opinion ). that sucker looks as if some one was playing with a reloading die.

RJ, I'm going with you on this one!

mikld · 10-01-2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 44stevenson

It's a m&p 9mm, using a storm lake barrel. This is the only bulge over ever seen, probably spent 5000 rounds through it

One out of 5k ain't bad. I'd keep shooting but watch very closely...

JLA · 10-01-2012, 10:07 PM

definitely out of battery. Lucky the casehead held up. toss it and proceed with caution.

judgecrater · 10-05-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by RJay

I don't think I have ever seen anything like that, it looks too perfect for an out of battery ( at least in my opinion ). that sucker looks as if some one was playing with a reloading die.

I think you got it. This was not the result of firing, but the result of wrong brass in a sizing die.

09-30-2012, 09:27 PM	#1
44stevenson V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 60	can anyone tell me what happened? Well I cannot get the photo to load but the case has a big bulge at the bottom close to the rim. I was sorting through some brass I cleaned getting ready to do some reloading and I found this. Looks like a discharge while not in full battery? Way do you guys think. --> Last edited by 44stevenson; 09-30-2012 at 09:34 PM..

09-30-2012, 10:00 PM	#2
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? was it a Glock you shot it from? if so, that's normal, you need a Redding GRX push thru die. or a new barrel... like a Lone Wolf, Bar sto, etc... .40 cal? look at the primer, if it has a rectangular stamp, it's likely fired from a Glock __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

09-30-2012, 10:17 PM	#3
44stevenson V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 60	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? It's a m&p 9mm, using a storm lake barrel. This is the only bulge over ever seen, probably spent 5000 rounds through it

09-30-2012, 10:20 PM	#4
steve4102 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Contributor Posts: 2,760	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? Sure it's your brass?

10-01-2012, 12:39 AM	#5
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? wow, those are two variables I would not have suspected right off the bat. any pics? would help a bunch identifying the issue. Are you primarily shooting reloads or new stuff? __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

10-01-2012, 02:38 PM	#6
44stevenson V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 60	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...74235314_n.jpg finally got this link to work

10-01-2012, 02:48 PM	#7
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? Woah! yeah, that was definitely not all the way in the barrel when it went boom! surprised it didn't rupture completely. __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

10-01-2012, 03:48 PM	#8
243winxb V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 106	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? Check for a bulge in the barrels chamber. May have been an over charge of powder. But does look like it wasnt fully into the chamber???

10-01-2012, 06:06 PM	#9
44stevenson V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 60	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? the storm lake barrel did have an extremely tight chamber( i couldn't use my lead bullets), so I had sent it to storm lake to open the chamber up a little more. I have no idea when this case happened or even if it was mine, just assuming, but I found this in about 2000 cases i had been cleaning.

10-01-2012, 06:26 PM	#10
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? I don't think I have ever seen anything like that, it looks too perfect for an out of battery ( at least in my opinion ). that sucker looks as if some one was playing with a reloading die. __________________ RonJames

10-01-2012, 10:07 PM	#13
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,315	Re: can anyone tell me what happened? definitely out of battery. Lucky the casehead held up. toss it and proceed with caution. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!