[Matthew Temkin]

I was deer hunting yesterday and my buddy pushed a nice buck my way.
He stopped at thirty feet away and I got him in the scope and pulled the trigger.
Nothing happened.
Thinking that maybe I forgot to push my Winchester Model 70's safety off I did so again and re shot.
Still nothing and nedless to say the deer bounded off.
Later on during a lunch break I checked the ammo in the rifle and noticed the round had a nice firing pin dent in it's primer. I also noticed that the actual bullet was miscolered near the casehead.
The round was a Remington .308 150 grain Cor Lockt.
Quite frankly in 34 years of hunting and extensive shooting I have never before had a factory round misfire.
Has anyone eles had a similar experience?

[dfaugh]

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this. But, I stopped shooting Remington ammo (almost) several years ago. I had misfires, rounds that went far away from others in a group (usually vertically, indication of different charge weights). I've always had problems with reliability and accuracy in their .22 ammo. So, I just stick with Federal, sometimes Winchester, and in .22 some others.

I have grabbed a box of Remington, both .303 Brit and and a couple of 8mm Mauser lately, 'cause that's all that the local Gander Mtn. stocked. But theses were for range use, and to accumulate some reloadable brass. Had been shooting S&B in both those guns, but the brass fails quickly, and it isn't available locally.

[Pumpkinheaver]

I didn't get one of the biggest deer I have ever seen because a round of Remington factory ammo didn't go bang like it should have. That was many moons ago and was one of the many reasons why I started loading my own ammo. I have never had one of my handloads go click.

[PotatoJudge]

My dad missed a deer last year because of a misfire. It was a 30-06 180 grain partition, made by Federal. It happens.

[Idano]

I have run across misfires in all brands, but if you want to definitely ensure you will have a misfire here is a great lesson I learned.

One year on a late elk hunt on the Idaho Montana boarder we got caught in wicked snow storm and by the time we got back to our truck we were soaking wet including our gear. Since I figured it was going to be awhile before we would get back to our cabin where I could properly clean my gun I decided I would spray down my gun with WD40 so it wouldn't start rusting. Well I emptied the round in the chamber but left the mag full when I sprayed it down including the inside of the barrel When I got back to the cabin l empty the mag and cleaned the gun properly. The next morning I reloaded the gun with the rounds from the night before. During the hunt I came across a nice 5-point that I drew down on, pull the trigger and click. I thought I must have forgot to chamber a round so jacked another round in and saw the unspent cartridge being ejected. I squeezed the trigger, again click this time the buck bolted. Now I am wondering what is going on so I jack another round in and aim and fire at a big tree that is about 40 yrd in front of me. This time bang just then the 5-point buck runs back by us and stops about 150 yrd in front of us so I jack a fresh round in again click, of course the deer runs off for good. I dug the shells out of the snow and when I unloaded them at home I found that the WD40 that had run down the barrel and into the mag penetrated the primers. Hard lesson learned.

[nyresq]

I found that the WD40 that had run down the barrel and into the mag penetrated the primers.

well they do advertise it as penitrating oil....:D

sucks about the deer though...

[Matthew Temkin]

Whew!!!
I have been doing a lot of deer hunting since the misfire and while I have seen many I had yet to bag one.
So Friday at work I talk my buddy into giving it one last shot on this, the next to last day of the season.
Easy day, got a very civilized 8am start and we were hunting by 10.
One guy sits, one guy pushes.
So there I am sitting on the exact spot that I sat 3 weeks ago with my buddy doing the push towards me.
..To make a long story short, two deer are running about 75 yards away and then turn towards me and stop.
I aim for the neck, squeeze the trigger and..BOOOOM!!!!
One shot and one very dead, big doe---for which I have a tag.
My buddy shows up and drags the beast the one long mile back to the car for me.
What a guy.
Dropped it off at the butcher and I'll pick it up next week.
Life is good.
But I think that my old eyes are needing something more powerful than a fixed 4x scope.
I will ask Santa for a Leupold 3x9 V11 ( Gloss finish) for next year's hunt.

['Card]

Good job on the last-day doe. Not much glory, but it's always good having some meat in the freezer. :cool:

As much as I hate to jump on the Remington-bashing bandwagon (because I like their hunting rifles and shotguns) I've had some bad experiences with their .30-06 Core-Lokt ammo as well. Fortunately it only happened to me at the range, so I never lost a deer because of it.

It may be that I just got a bad batch, or that I'd stored it wrong or something. I dunno. Whatever the reason, I just didn't have any confidence in their ammo anymore. Federal is all I use for hunting now.

[Matthew Temkin]

Even though the round that I used to bag the doe was a Remington (that I purchased last month) I think that I will give Federal and Winchester's a go next year.
They are a bit harder to find, and not as readily on sale at Dicks and Wal-Mart as the Remingtons, but good things are worth searching/asking for.
Thanks for all of the replies and I am beginning to see that my experience was not all that uncommon.
Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.

[MCgunner]

I shoot reloads, but have never been real high on Remington loads, even in shotguns. I like Winchester Dry Lock for ducks. I have hunted with the Winchester silver tips in the past when my loading bench wasn't set up.

Factory has gotten a lot better now days what with the Hornady Light Magnum, Federal Premium, and such. I still prefer my handloads, though. Lord knows they're cheaper! I priced a box of Federal Premium 7mm Rem Mag 160 Nosler Partition the other day browsing at Academy, $25 for 20 rounds!:what: Now, then, I remember why I handload. :D