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Posted: 4/5/2007 5:15:49 AM EDT
While shooting yesterday, this happened. The brass was reloaded Lake City. The part with the primer got hung up on the lugs of the bolt, and the other part ejected perfectly. There was no damage to my M4. I have never seen anything like this, and just thought it was really wierd. |
| I had the same thing happen with an M1A. The .308 cartridge separated into two sections, one about .45ACP size with the rim and primer. Both segments were ejected and I only found this out while I was picking up my brass. I know it was mine because the other 3 shooters were using M1's and it also had the right head stamp. We would pick up our brass after each 10 round string. It never happened before and it's never happened again (5 years). It was attributed to the brass being reloaded, by me, to often. |
How many times had it been reloaded? Was it once fired mil ammo brass or was it pick up from a local range that has an unknow history of use? These are a couple things that can lead to case separation. If it has been reloaded several times it might have gotten worked to teh point it was weakened. If it had been fired from a gun with a loose chamber it might have swelled and when resized ended up overworked and weakened. Be very careful shooting reloads that you do not know the full history of. |
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This is proof that You need a "Broken Shell Extractor". The top portion can get stuck in the chamber. I'd fired over 10k without needing one... then I bought one & the next time I went blastin', I needed it. This defied My normal pattern of Luck!  That $10.00 purchase saved a fine afternoon. The Ol' Crew Chief |
See, you jinxed your self! I’m never buying one!  Another Ol' Crew Chief!  |
Reloaded once |
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