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Posted: 7/21/2012 4:25:35 PM EDT
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I have a couple fixed stock .223 polytechs and an underfolder.
I shot the underfolder for the first time today and it is spitting out shells with a little ding in them. What exactly causes this? Is it something I should be concerned with? (I don't care about reloading the brass) My other rifles do not seem to do this... I'm shooting PMC .223. Appreciate any info! Thanks 
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My Norinco .223 does the same to brass. It just nicks a steel case though.
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| When its in the middle of the casing like that, it is 99.9% of the time the dust cover because of the way the shell is spun from the receiver when hitting the ejector. If you are having a dent in the case around the rim where the bullet is seated in the shell, then that is from it hitting a galil style charging handle. I had dents around the rim of my shells in a RJ zmkr rifle because of the galil style charging handle. There was even a little bare spot where I could see the casing making contact. But I got lucky that saiga bolt carriers are able to swap back and forth(between 7.62, 5.45, and .223). So I ended up finding a used one to swap out and kept the old carrier as a spare. |
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I had a .223 Saiga do this, and as a reloader it bothered me. Wrapped the charging handle in a few layers of electrical tape solved the problem for the most part. I know mine is from the charging handle. The CH has a worn down spot there from all the shells hitting it, and a shell will smack the heck out of your knuckle if you cycle it manually. |
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