Was out shooting at the local range this last weekend and picked up this .44 brass I found on the ground. This is NOT one of my reloads, but an anonomous piece of brass I just picked up. In this first pic you can see how flat the primer became and how the manufacturer's name is ironed out. Compare with one of my regular reloaded cases on the left.
Look at the rim of the case in this second pic.
See how thin the rim is? I measured both my own case and the over load case with a caliper. My rim measures 55 thousand's thick. The rim of the overloaded case is only 25 thousand's thick! I've seen flattened primers before, but this is the very, very first time I've seen an overload so hot it crushed a rim! I am really worried about whoever loaded and fired this cartridge!
Michael
Look at the rim of the case in this second pic.
See how thin the rim is? I measured both my own case and the over load case with a caliper. My rim measures 55 thousand's thick. The rim of the overloaded case is only 25 thousand's thick! I've seen flattened primers before, but this is the very, very first time I've seen an overload so hot it crushed a rim! I am really worried about whoever loaded and fired this cartridge!
Michael