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9 hours ago, BobbyH said:

As above, usually I just do the whole misfire drill, then put it back in and shoot it again and it usually goes off.

But, if it doesn’t….what are you actually supposed to do with it? Can’t just bin it……

It surprises me you have to ask this question TBH 🤔

"I don’t have insurance as such, but I am covered under the CPSA as a level 1 instructor"  🤷‍♂️

And in your profile you state,,,,,

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9 hours ago, BobbyH said:

As above, usually I just do the whole misfire drill, then put it back in and shoot it again and it usually goes off.

But, if it doesn’t….what are you actually supposed to do with it? Can’t just bin it……

Actually it’s a very good question, I had it happen with two cartridges from the same batch years ago I emailed the manufacturer & they told the dealer I bought them from to dispose of them & they gave me a 250 slab free 👍

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4 hours ago, JKD said:

It surprises me you have to ask this question TBH 🤔

"I don’t have insurance as such, but I am covered under the CPSA as a level 1 instructor"  🤷‍♂️

And in your profile you state,,,,,

Interests

EVERYTHING Clay shooting and guns!
Level 1 CPSA Instructor
ESP Referee
New convert to Skeet and DTL
Shooting as much as I can!!

Yes, that’s is all true…..

Still, my question still stands….

Only reason I ask, is I was taught to segregate the offending cartridge and send it back to the company I got it from. But does anyone actually do this? 

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1 hour ago, BobbyH said:

Yes, that’s is all true…..

Still, my question still stands….

Only reason I ask, is I was taught to segregate the offending cartridge and send it back to the company I got it from. But does anyone actually do this? 

Thanks for the reply but,,,, you've now contradicted yourself with,,,,

13 hours ago, BobbyH said:

 usually I just do the whole misfire drill, then put it back in and shoot it again and it usually goes off.

But, if it doesn’t….what are you actually supposed to do with it? Can’t just bin it……

Then you asked that question.... 🤷‍♂️

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47 minutes ago, JKD said:

Thanks for the reply but,,,, you've now contradicted yourself with,,,,

Then you asked that question.... 🤷‍♂️

I think I may have been or said something different to what I mean,

 

When I have a misfire, I do the normal misfire drill, then put it back in after insortixng it and fire it again. 

IF it doesn’t fire again (Which I haven’t ever had)…I am taught to give it back to the dealer.

But does anyone Ever do this

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It is important, yes, to let the maker know.

Maybe now at least thirty five plus years ago my brother when he was "in the job" was doing an exercise involving raid firing of a Remington 870 with slug ammunition. He fired maybe his third round and noticed that for the fourth round his backsight was now missing. Closer examination showed that not only was his backsight missing but a three inch section of barrel. The ammunition was from XXX.

A slug had gone part way up the barrel and stuck. The next round removed that slug, the backsight and the three inch section of barrel. As he said afterwards he was lucky, very lucky, that the two slugs and the barrel section and backsight went upwards and right else if they'd gone downwards and left they'd taken his forearm.

Another friend at an old Weston Park Gamefair also thirty plus years ago had a dropped was near the muzzle of his side by side that the next cartridge then burst the barrels. That was also in fact another the same cartridge maker XXX and the then owner the business was not at all interested and quite dismissive. So I know that most of us don't but I think that letting the maker know if you can quote the batch number is important.

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Could I ask,,,, in the many thousands of bought cartridges fired by you guys, how many have actually misfired ? And if they don't fire again, how many actually contact the supplier/manufacturer to let them know ? 🤷‍♂️

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Just now, JKD said:

Could I ask,,,, in the many thousands of bought cartridges fired by you guys, how many have actually misfired ? And if they don't fire again, how many actually contact the supplier/manufacturer to let them know ? 🤷‍♂️

Very few, it used to happen more often.

Never been worth the effort to take 3 or 4 carts back.

13 minutes ago, enfieldspares said:

It is important, yes, to let the maker know.

Maybe now at least thirty five plus years ago my brother when he was "in the job" was doing an exercise involving raid firing of a Remington 870 with slug ammunition. He fired maybe his third round and noticed that for the fourth round his backsight was now missing. Closer examination showed that not only was his backsight missing but a three inch section of barrel. The ammunition was from XXX.

A slug had gone part way up the barrel and stuck. The next round removed that slug, the backsight and the three inch section of barrel. As he said afterwards he was lucky, very lucky, that the two slugs and the barrel section and backsight went upwards and right else if they'd gone downwards and left they'd taken his forearm.

Another friend at an old Weston Park Gamefair also thirty plus years ago had a dropped was near the muzzle of his side by side that the next cartridge then burst the barrels. That was also in fact another the same cartridge maker XXX and the then owner the business was not at all interested and quite dismissive. So I know that most of us don't but I think that letting the maker know if you can quote the batch number is important.

What was he using solid slug for?

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1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

Very few, it used to happen more often.

Never been worth the effort to take 3 or 4 carts back.

Exactly,,,, if that figure was say 5-10% then yes, let them know, but a handful out of thousands ? So if it was a persistent problem, then yes, let 'them' know.

Also, is this not covered in the 'safety training' prior to taking the CPSA Level 1 course ? 🤔

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