Poll: "Factory Blemish" ammo - shoot it or not?

[CLT65]

This is the kind of stuff I am seeing . . . . . .


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Some tiny dents like that aren't a safety problem, so long as they chamber OK. They don't make you sign a waver that you won't sue them if your gun blows up, do they?

 

[quneur]

Looks like they just to be fire formed.

The question is whether it's safe to shoot. You can pull the bullet but there's still the un-fired primer. Fire + un-fired primer = fun times.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

i really dont think an ammo factory would purposely sell ammo that is unsafe or unfit to shoot. can you think of the lawsuit

 

[Mikej]

It's probably better than this stuff?

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[CLT65]

It's probably better than this stuff?

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I think anything is better than that stuff. Surplus ammo is a "whole nuther story". Friends don't let friends shoot French '06 ammo; it's well known for being just about the worst ammo in existence.

 

[umrek]

I think anything is better than that stuff. Surplus ammo is a "whole nuther story". Friends don't let friends shoot French '06 ammo; it's well known for being just about the worst ammo in existence.

20% dud rate?

 

[gmerkt]

This is the kind of stuff I am seeing . . .

Whoa! With a dent in the side of the case, the powder burn is offset, thus causing the bullet to have more pressure in one particular part of the base than the rest, will go out the bore but will spin slightly off, give accuracy problems. JUST KIDDING !!!. Looks like a lot of reloaded ammo I've seen over the years, including some of mine.

i really dont think an ammo factory would purposely sell ammo that is unsafe or unfit to shoot. can you think of the lawsuit

This. I'm thinking a big outfit like ATK would just condemn it and not worry about cost. The bigger the outfit, the more cautious their corporate legal people are. A smaller company would consider selling as blems so long as within the bounds of safety. That part of the label we are allowed to see here suggests a smaller firm.

Another thing to think about with blems. Selling blems at a discount creates competition for their own first line product. That's the philosophy behind many firms (regardless of type of merchandise) not selling blemished goods. Again, we have big and small. The small company wants to get some money out of blems quickly in the short term.

 

[po18guy]

Call or email the loader/reloader and ask. I'll bet it's just fine.

 

[CLT65]

Looks like HSM ammo to me.

 

[ZoidMeister]

And, what ammo are you finding at 60% off. Are you hiding a good deal?

Not 60% off, 60% of the original price. 40% off roughly.

It usually sells for $33 / $36 per box. I got the blems at just under $22 per box.

And the primary reason for my concern is that this ammo is for my little 5 shot revolver.

Power factor of right at 600, 325 grains @1,650 fps if I remember correctly.

Z

 

[ZoidMeister]

Looks like HSM ammo to me.

Yup.

First I've heard of HSM. Just ordered every box they had in stock for my "mouse gun."

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[rawkexpress]

Send em to me. I'll dispose of them.

I'm also part of the disposal TEAM

 

[CLT65]

And the primary reason for my concern is that this ammo is for my little 5 shot revolver.

Little 5 shot revolver, my foot...

 

[P7M13]

I'm surprised you even ask. If you saw some of the dents and folds in cases I've shot. The folded ones turn to splits, then get tossed after one firing....
I've purchased non-blem ammo that was corroded (black spots) on the case. Couldn't give a gnat's arse about that.

 

[Wombat of Doom]

I have purchased and used HSM blems. .45 LC I think. I think they were some sort of bear load.

 

[deadeye]

The question is whether it's safe to shoot. You can pull the bullet but there's still the un-fired primer. Fire + un-fired primer = fun times.

You do understand what fire forming means right?

 

[quneur]

annealing? or brass forming through shooting?

edit: just read up on it. never did it before. interesting.

 

[Stomper]

I think anything is better than that stuff. Surplus ammo is a "whole nuther story". Friends don't let friends shoot French '06 ammo; it's well known for being just about the worst ammo in existence.

The French would never have known that.... their rifles have never been fired and only dropped once.

 

[SUPER X]

I would not do it unless it was a small cal weeker round. I had a 9x19 blow up in a blowback firearm .It was enough to see what can happen.and had to wash my powdered face in a mud puddle .sometimes cheap has a added price

 

[tac]