Strange occurance w/ Beretta 92 and CCI Blazer

[TexasP226]

Well my Bereta 92 has been sitting in the closet untouched for about 3 months. It had a loaded 15 round magazine with CCI Blazer ammo that I bought at Academy way back when, 2-3 years ago at least (because I remember only ever bying CCI Blazer the one one time). Anyway, I am cleaning several of my 9mms and decide to go ahead and clean all of them while I have all the stuff out. Anyway, I remove the mag and cycle the slide. Works fine. I re-insert the mag, make sure the safety is on, and chamber a round for a brief function test. I eject the round and get sprayed with gunpowder! Somehow the bullet was removed from the casing. Luckily nothing bad happened. It looks like the next three rounds in the magazine are loose too; I can just pull the bullet out of the casing. I have not checked the rest of the mag.

Is this ammo safe to shoot? I have 14 rounds left in this mag plus 4 more 50 round boxes of Blazer in my closet. If it is NOT safe, how does one go about disposing of ammo?

 

[Master Blaster]

The ammo is not safe to shoot.

I would call CCI and tell them they will probably want to send a UPS call tag and replace the ammo for you free of charge.

The ammo could be double charged with powder and that prevented the bullets from seating and crimping. Its also possible the lack of proper bullet seating /crimping could cause a squibb and lodge a bullet in the barrel, and when you fire the next one you blow up the gun or bulge the barrel.

 

[kellyj00]

you're out the $20 you paid for that blazer ammo.
When in doubt, always throw it out.

Disposal is pretty easy, just leave the ammo in water overnight then through out the whole thing in the morning.

 

[The Law]

The ammo is not safe to shoot.

I would call CCI and tell them they will probably want to send a UPS call tag and replace the ammo for you free of charge.

The ammo could be double charged with powder and that prevented the bullets from seating and crimping. Its also possible the lack of proper bullet seating /crimping could cause a squibb and lodge a bullet in the barrel, and when you fire the next one you blow up the gun or bulge the barrel.

I agree 100%.

I've heard good things about CCI's customer service. Before disposing of the ammunition, give them a call and see what they have to say. You may very well get some replacement ammo for your trouble.

 

[ABBOBERG]

I currently have a batch of 9mm CCI Blazer where I can actually push the bullets deeper into the case with my thumb. These would not be safe to shoot since hitting the feed ramp could push these bullets in and cause very high chamber pressures.