DCoke
Member
Not sure how or when, but ammo I fired at the range yesterday was not what it was supposed to be. Was supposed to be firing Hornady .204 32gr from my Savage Model 12 VLPSS when I noticed smoke from the chamber upon firing and felt burning powder on my cheek (much like when firing flintlock with flashpan burning). Ejected casing to see primer punched through by firing pin and then noticed that my new box of Hornady was not Hornady at all, but was instead Winchester cases with Hornady VMax 32gr bullets and VERY SOFT THIN PRIMERS! I don't believe that Hornady uses anything but Hornady brass cases and I think it was switched by some unscrupulous person but I have no way of proving that. It's my own fault for not paying attention when loading the rifle, but not something I'd expect from what I thought I was shooting. It turns out I have about 5 boxes that are not what is supposed to be in them, as I found out when I returned home. Has anyone else here bought ammo that was supposed to be one thing and ended up being another? My ammo sources have been big name sporting stores and online big name suppliers.