Is this safe to shoot in your opinion?

[KarateHottie93]

I have a Hornady that has apparently been chambered a bit too much. Mainly in the Kahr T9 Elite which is very rough on ammo when cycling...at least compared to any firearm I own. Here it is compared to a new one. Think it's safe to fire? I have some pretty solid steel frame 9mm guns...like the previously mentioned Kahr.

 

[Rat-Man]

Hammer type bullet puller and a couple of whacks will bring it back to the right length. Then shoot for practice!

 

[KarateHottie93]

Hammer type bullet puller and a couple of whacks will bring it back to the right length. Then shoot for practice!

Well I can't stand throwing out ammo. Especially name brand defense ammo. Only thing is once I buy that puller, I'm gonna be committed to reloading... just due to moral obligation and whatnot. I'm not sure I'm ready to go down that path.

 

[Rat-Man]

Figured you probably already had one since you posted in the Handloading and Reloading section.

Not a good idea to shoot that unless its the same length as the undamaged ones.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Well I can't stand throwing out ammo. Especially name brand defense ammo. Only thing is once I buy that puller, I'm gonna be committed to reloading... just due to moral obligation and whatnot. I'm not sure I'm ready to go down that path.

if you don’t know how to pull the bullet, toss it. That’s called set back, and you will get crazy pressure spikes. Not worth it, toss it

 

[sfl_gunner]

Toss. No need to risk it.

 

[KarateHottie93]

if you don’t know how to pull the bullet, toss it. That’s called set back, and you will get crazy pressure spikes. Not worth it, toss it

I watched a video. Seems pretty easy.

 

[KarateHottie93]

Figured you probably already had one since you posted in the Handloading and Reloading section.

Not a good idea to shoot that unless its the same length as the undamaged ones.

Nah I just posted here cause I know you guys would know. I looked up the hammer and it looks like a fairly simple tool. Plus having something like that around gives me an excuse to buy everything else needed to reload. I also mainly shoot big bore revolvers so reloading has intrigued me for as long as I can remember

 

[Mark_Mark]

Nah I just posted here cause I know you guys would know. I looked up the hammer and it looks like a fairly simple tool. Plus having something like that around gives me an excuse to buy everything else needed to reload. I also mainly shoot big bore revolvers so reloading has intrigued me for as long as I can remember

you ready to spend $.35 cents .44 mag, $.60 for 460 mag???

 

[Mark_Mark]

save your case, get these, a hammer, wood block. And your set to make cheap good .44 mags

 

[joneb]

I have a Hornady that has apparently been chambered a bit too much

I would not fire that round, its jacked up.

 

[KarateHottie93]

save your case, get these, a hammer, wood block. And your set to make cheap good .44 mags

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That's amazing. I'm pretty excited. I should be in bed right now but I work late tomorrow so I've been sitting up looking at reloading videos.

 

[film495]

send the pic to Hornady, and ask them what to do with it. they might trade you it for a fresh box of ammo.

 

[Bcwitt]

I find the round i keep chambered in my carry gun will do that with repeated chambering/clearing. It will hold up to more loading/unloading cycles if you drop it in the chamber first, then insert the mag. Rather then load it into the mag first. Friction on feed ramp takes a toll after a while.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

Only thing is once I buy that puller, I'm gonna be committed to reloading... just due to moral obligation and whatnot. I'm not sure I'm ready to go down that path.

Just do it.

You know you wanna...

 

[41 Mag]

Pressure spikes with setback can be from unnoticed to uncontrolled.

As mentioned if you're interested in handloading you can start by getting the inertia puller, a small press or one of the Lee sets in 9mm, or a set of dies, and reset the case to the proper length and recrimp. Simply adjusting the length may still leave you with the same situation once you chamber the round.

 

[lordpaxman]

It’s not worth the chance to try to shoot that, but I’d get in touch with the manufacturer and tell them about it. IIR, there was some SD ammo at one point that didn’t have proper neck tension and was recalled. Even if you get a hammer and get the length to be about right, it still might setback upon another feeding cycle. Good luck.

 

[Mark_Mark]

It’s not worth the chance to try to shoot that, but I’d get in touch with the manufacturer and tell them about it. IIR, there was some SD ammo at one point that didn’t have proper neck tension and was recalled. Even if you get a hammer and get the length to be about right, it still might setback upon another feeding cycle. Good luck.

was thinking that too. Hornady knows that there SD ammo will probably be cycled alot, and this might be a Neck Tension issue. Maybe the case was not sized correctly. Even if you Hammer the bullet back, it’s still not going to have any neck tension. That why I like a bit of crimp!

OP should email Hornady with photos

 

[Remington1911]

Well I can't stand throwing out ammo. Especially name brand defense ammo. Only thing is once I buy that puller, I'm gonna be committed to reloading... just due to moral obligation and whatnot. I'm not sure I'm ready to go down that path.

Luke.....you are ready to walk the dark side of the path.

 

[Ohen Cepel]

I find the round i keep chambered in my carry gun will do that with repeated chambering/clearing. It will hold up to more loading/unloading cycles if you drop it in the chamber first, then insert the mag. Rather then load it into the mag first. Friction on feed ramp takes a toll after a while.

This is a method, but on some pistols that will be hard on the extractor, which may cause it to break sooner. So, a trade off.

I try to rotate the top round out of the mag at times so the same round isn't getting loaded/unloaded as many times which helps to avoid this.

To the OP's question. No, I would not shoot that round.

 

[Walkalong]

Think it's safe to fire? I have some pretty solid steel frame 9mm guns.

No, and it doesn't matter about the frame.

Pull it, or run it up in your press, grab the bullet with some pliers and pull it forward using the ram to pull the case down (I don't have a bullet puller), or extend the OAL with a bullet puller and shoot it.

 

[Bcwitt]

This is a method, but on some pistols that will be hard on the extractor, which may cause it to break sooner. So, a trade off.

I try to rotate the top round out of the mag at times so the same round isn't getting loaded/unloaded as many times which helps to avoid this.

To the OP's question. No, I would not shoot that round.

Any pistol that would cause a problem for is defective.

 

[AK Hunter]

What is the price of one round compared to the price of a new hand gun?? Drop it in the dud bucket at the range before you get it mixed in with your good ammo.

 

[Mizar]

I remember that late James Keenan (Jim K.) did an experiment firing rounds with bullets intentionally set too deep in the cases (don't remember the caliber - maybe 9mm Luger) and found no traces whatsoever of higher pressure. I keep reading of how dangerous bullet setback is, but I'm still waiting for real data to prove it.
P.S. And I also remember how it started - with Glock 22 in .40 S&W...

 

[Mark_Mark]

I remember that late James Keenan (Jim K.) did an experiment firing rounds with bullets intentionally set too deep in the cases (don't remember the caliber - maybe 9mm Luger) and found no traces whatsoever of higher pressure. I keep reading of how dangerous bullet setback is, but I'm still waiting for real data to prove it.
P.S. And I also remember how it started - with Glock 22 in .40 S&W...

don’t 9mm head space on the bullet? will be like a rattle can.