Split case hall of fame.

[Barry loyd]

Don’t know if there is a split case hall of fame. If not there should be. Found this one in a bag of once fired.

 

[Dudedog]

That's an interesting one.

 

[Cheesemaker]

Wow - how are you certain they are only once fired?

 

[Whiterook808]

If there was a split case hall of fame, that one would certainly qualify!

 

[egd]

Off topic, but Whiterook, What was the name of that show your avatar comes from? and the actor? I remember liking it, but that's all I can remember. Damn old age....

 

[Barry loyd]

Wow - how are you certain they are only once fired?

Well, I bought 500 supposedly once fired.

 

[Infidel]

Off topic, but Whiterook, What was the name of that show your avatar comes from? and the actor? I remember liking it, but that's all I can remember. Damn old age....

I am not he, but it reminds me of "Combat".

 

[snakeye]

Off topic, but Whiterook, What was the name of that show your avatar comes from? and the actor? I remember liking it, but that's all I can remember. Damn old age....

Name of the show was Combat...aired in the 60's

 

[egd]

Combat....yeah.

 

[Fine Figure of a Man]

I have had 40 SW brass split like that and worse, shatter would be more descriptive. It has always been after quite a few firings.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Well, I bought 500 supposedly once fired.

Do you know this seller personally?

 

[cfullgraf]

I've had some pretty gnarly case splits but the OP's is really something.

I've used and purchased my share of once fired brass. Except for once fired cases that I generate, I've pretty much decided to only purchase new cases. Kind of like Forest Gump's box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get with purchasing once fired cases.

 

[Walkalong]

A .45 Colt with a more typical split. Your's is definitely above average.

Welcome to THR

 

[Hondo 60]

Can't say that I've ever seen a spiral split like that. Definitely one worth looking at.

Thanks for posting.

 

[armoredman]

That's one for the record books, never seen one like that - that case was hit by crooked lightning!

 

[Toprudder]

Off topic, but Whiterook, What was the name of that show your avatar comes from? and the actor? I remember liking it, but that's all I can remember. Damn old age....

Actors name was Vic Morrow. He was also the actor that died (along with two children) during the filming of the movie Twilight Zone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Morrow

 

[egd]

OK, Thanks. That was a good show.

 

[ATLDave]

"once fired"

This always makes me laugh. Like there's a little odometer in the brass that tells you how many times it has been fired.

Asking a range brass seller how many times brass has been fired is like asking your tinder date how many guys she has been with... if the answer even matters to you, you're in the wrong conversation.

 

[Skgreen]

Yep,, once fired and 'fired just once' are not the same, yet many get the two confused...
Once fired does sound better than 'used' though,,,
(I'm trying hard not to link 'used' with 'tinder date' right about now,,,)

 

[Barry loyd]

Do you know this seller personally?

I bought the cases from a small company in NC. Always get good stuff from them. This was a fluke.

 

[ATLDave]

LOL!

A: "Is this brass you're selling 'once fired.'?"

B: "Yeah, I once fired it in a Glock 17. I also fired it once in a Glock 19. Once it was fired in a CZ. And, presumably it was once fired before I found it empty on the range."

 

[Whiterook808]

Yes, it was Combat! and the actor was Vic Morrow as Sgt. Saunders. One of my favorite shows of all times and I have the whole series on DVD. Rick Jason played Lt. Hanely, so there were two good lead actors. We all thought that Thompson was the coolest gun.

 

[792mauser]

Had an ancient 45 70 case just shatter on its 3rd reloading by me. Lord knows how old it was. When I got em they were loaded with black powder and ancient powdered "lube".

Then I had a steel cased .308 just pop the head off. Thank god for the Mauser brothers search for perfection and safety.

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Here is one, a .38 Special that I ran through the size/deprime operation and noticed the split. A lot of folks opine about the cause/why brass splits and I just chunk mine in the recycle can and forget about it. Maybe this one will make the honorable mention tag.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[Barry loyd]

Had an ancient 45 70 case just shatter on its 3rd reloading by me. Lord knows how old it was. When I got em they were loaded with black powder and ancient powdered "lube".

Then I had a steel cased .308 just pop the head off. Thank god for the Mauser brothers search for perfection and safety.

Most impressive!