What's your duff cartridge record

[sitsinhedges]

Just found 12 rejects in one flat of Lyalvale 21gram High Velocity 12g. Collapsed wads with powder seepage and crimped cases.

 

Feeling pretty cheated, esp when I found they cycled well in my 391 auto.

 

Anyone beat this amount of rejects

 

Homeloads don't count

[HDAV]

used them a few times and not had a duffer also a ground i know uses them for all their have a go sessions, myself only had one misformed one and it went bang....

[jonesbach]

bought a thousand between me and a mate, all of them went off from what i remember. dont think ive ever had a cart not fire...watch me jinx myself now!

Edited October 24, 2010 by jonesbach

[MJN]

Hi.

Have a word with your supplier, as mine would take the whole lot back, and replace the batch.

M.

[utectok]

I had a duff batch once about 7 in a slab but it was one off shot thousands of the same carts since only one duff I shoot 21gm gamebore White gold 8s

[MC]

I reckon I could count on one hand the ammount of misfires I have had in 25 years plus of shooting. In fact I can only ever remember 3.

 

2 were 7.62mm and they were duff primers. one was a .22 where I loaded the round and then opened the bolt. I ejected the round without noticing and then closed the bolt. Needless to say it went click. Not technically a misfire though.

 

I can't think of a shotgun cartridge not going off in any of my guns, I have seen a few especially last sunday

[M4X]

I had my first misfire last week

 

Lyalval Express Max Game BB's 53grams

 

I bought a slab of 250 and this one was about the 100th I have shot. - Only problem was it was a semi and the second shell had cycled, with a wad stuck in the barell its a good job I didnt pull the trigger!

 

I mentioned it to a mate of mine and he said he had a lot of misfires from these cartridges

[Redgum]

I have had a couple of eley hyfliers not go off but thats about all, for what its worth I have never had one of me reloads let me down ( though some may have been a tad louder than others )

[Whitebridges]

I had a duff slab of Eley HB Pigeon 3 year ago. Loose chrimps and thus shot leaking. Complained to Eley and heard diddly squat and haven't used an Eley shell since other than 20 bore and necessity.

Had two hard primers in RC Sipe carts.

Never had an issue with a Hull Cartridge or Gamebore product ever.

Any problem is extremely rare and i've done a few shells in 40 years.

Edited November 11, 2010 by Whitebridges

[Bleeh]

Once had a box of .22lr Eley.

 

Out of the 50, 25 fired fine, 15 fined on second or third attempt - 2 I couldn't fire at all (5 or six goes), and the last 8 the heads where warped, some very badly - almost banana shaped.

[throbbingfinger]

Sorry to butt in, i know its slightly off topic.

 

If a cartridge was to not fire when i pull the trigger, i would leave it in the gun for a few minutes then open the gun and remove the cartridge. I would then put the cartridge in the ground, crimp end first, then when i left to go home take it with me and cut it open and dipose of.

 

Is that the right thing to do?

I have had mixed opinions on what to do with them and the way i deal with them i feel safe.

 

Many thanks

 

Mark