Recent content by jeadams

Thanks RC. I defiantly intend on checking my scale before I start my next loads. That’s the only thing that I can figure went wrong with this last batch. Like I said it was only 10 out of the 80 rounds that look like this, the others look fine. When I cleaned the rifle the firing pin looked ok.

That dose not look good 243winxb!

Its defiantly not un-burnt powder. These fragments have weight to them and sink to the bottom of a jar of water. They also have a brass color to them in certain areas that are hard to tell in the photos. Also notice the size of the fragments compared to the .204 diameter projectile. H-335 powder...

It is a Bushmaster 5.56 M4A3 Carbine. I think I may have found the problem after inspecting all the cases last night. 10 cases out of the 80 I reloaded seem to have been over charged some how. The fragments that came out of the bolt key seem to be pieces of the anvil of the primer. On these...

22.5grs H335. They are defiantly non magnetic metallic. I tried to clean them up a bit in a jar with some carb cleaner and they sank right to the bottom of the jar.

I think that wolfman Bill hit it on the head! I used an air hose to blow each case out after trimming them. I have attached some photos of the fragments, sorry for the quality. I also looked at the fragments with a magnifying glass and they look more like brass material and not copper...

Now that you mentioned it, these were some pulled military 62gr projectiles that had some pull marks on them. I inspected the cases and they all looked good. The fragments came out of the gas key when I tapped the bolt on the palm of my hand. I will try to get some pics of them when I get home...

I finally got to shoot some of my first .223 reloads this weekend. Everything worked perfect with no issues. When I got home I broke down my AR to clean it and noticed some really small copper or brass fragments (not quite sure) that fell out of the bolt key tube. Has any one ever experienced...

I like that name BHP Fan!

Thanks guys for all the information! The pistol is not in the family, I sure wish it was.

Thanks guys!

This is a photo of my GG Grandfather around 1862 after he had joined the Confederacy. I posted this on another forum and some started debating what type of revolver it is that he is holding. I had never put much thought into it until now. Below is the information from his pension records from...

7.62 NATO FMJBT, cupro-nickel clad steel jacket, lead core, smooth crimp cannelure from Metallwerk Elisenhütte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany. Lot imported for the US commercial market, available by Midway USA, June, 2008. Brass case, brass percussion berdan primer, green primer sealant...

"You can roll them off and reuse them (just like regular condoms!" :uhoh: Never tried that! :eek:

Please keep us posted on their response. I am interested in what they say about the mixed lot & how they correct their error with you.