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5/28/2013 2:31:15 PM EDT
[#1]
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Update 3:  Update 3: QC manager called me today.  He says it is their ammo.  Same projectiles, powder, and case marks he said they put on it.  They will cover all costs of replacement.  He did say that upon inspection of the blown up case it appears to not have been annealed.  They are also sending me a box of ammo for my trouble.


Of course they will blame the case failure....

even though the part of the case that failed does not get annealed.... the neck does.

even though the brass shows signs of extreme overpressure which has nothing to do with the case failure as a cause - that is an effect of the overpressure.

So they will pay for everything, but not admit fault.  Typical.
5/28/2013 2:42:31 PM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
Update 3: QC manager called me today.  He says it is their ammo.  Same projectiles, powder, and case marks he said they put in it.  They will cover all costs of replacement.  He did say that upon inspection of the blown up case it appears to not have been annealed.  They are also sending me a box of ammo for my trouble.


Sounds like a happy ending at the end of this mess for you, glad it worked out and they are going to cover the costs of replacement. I'd think hard about shooting that replacement ammo.
5/28/2013 2:47:14 PM EDT
[#3]
I don't buy their story at all. The casing blown out at the web has nothing to do with annealling. You anneal the shoulder/neck area.
Whatever,  it's their story,  they're sticking to it. Glad you're not hurt and you are getting a replacement on their dime.
5/28/2013 2:58:12 PM EDT
[#4]
If you still have the ammo and if it was me, I'd pull the bullets and work up a load using the powder and shoot them.  I had to do that years ago with an overpressure lot of Sellier & Bellot 7x57R.

Saved some dough.  

While you are pulling bullets, weigh a dozen or more charges as they come from the cases.  Might be revealing...
5/28/2013 3:05:25 PM EDT
[#5]
Wow pic of your finger is scary!  Glad you're ok man.
5/28/2013 8:53:57 PM EDT
[#6]
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They are also sending me a box of ammo for my trouble.


LOL. I would never shoot Ultramax again if it were me.
5/28/2013 11:44:11 PM EDT
[#7]
I would have said no to the free box of ammo. I truly wasn't joking when I said I turned down 1,000 rounds for free.

While I'm glad to hear they are taking care of your rifle, I'm still baffled that after all these years and all of these rifles blown up, they still fuck things up so bad. I'd be willing to bet someone from the company reads here and I'd be interested to know why they don't modify their quality control to avoid costing them so much money replacing rifles.
5/29/2013 2:10:58 AM EDT
[#8]
They are also sending me a box of ammo for my trouble.


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