lvipscshooter Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I learned the hard way to make sure my once fired and practice brass do not get mixed up. I had a case separate in the chamber leaving a "ring", part brass, part jacket. This kept the gun from going into battery. The result of this happening 14 rounds in to a 32 round stage???? ZERO on a 160 point stage at a major match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I learned the hard way to make sure my once fired and practice brass do not get mixed up. I had a case separate in the chamber leaving a "ring", part brass, part jacket. This kept the gun from going into battery. The result of this happening 14 rounds in to a 32 round stage???? ZERO on a 160 point stage at a major match. Wow, that is enough to ruin your day! I wonder why it is that kind of thing never happens during a live fire practice session. How did you recover, and run, on the next stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGriff Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Ouch! I guess the bright side is that your gun didn't go into battery. It could have been really messy if another round went off that wasn't fully chambered or something was blocking the breech. I'll admit that all my brass comes from one big bucket. I might have to rethink that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvipscshooter Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 I learned the hard way to make sure my once fired and practice brass do not get mixed up. I had a case separate in the chamber leaving a "ring", part brass, part jacket. This kept the gun from going into battery. The result of this happening 14 rounds in to a 32 round stage???? ZERO on a 160 point stage at a major match. Wow, that is enough to ruin your day! I wonder why it is that kind of thing never happens during a live fire practice session. How did you recover, and run, on the next stage? Well after I got over being mad about the zero, I brought out the backup gun and proceeded to lay down a top 10 run on the next stage. That says alot about investing in a backup if you are going to be traveling to OOT matches. I was able to put the gun away and not have to think about it, at least until they posted scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarozzy Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I too need to rethink how I keep my brass separated. That is a bad deal but could have ended a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Holy crap, what caliber was that, and how many times was that case loaded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvipscshooter Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Holy crap, what caliber was that, and how many times was that case loaded? It is 38 SC and the brass is out of my practice stock. Loaded probably 4 times. I will keep them around for practice until the primers fall out easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 wow, that's spooky for brass only loaded 4 times. Guessing that the blown case was Starline? I was planning on using my older brass at the Nats (shooting 38SC in Open) since its a lost brass match, but now I'll have to reconsider and maybe buy some new stuff. I dont like to think about leaving that expensive brass on the ground, but a zeroed stage cause of shitty brass is messed up. Used to getting back 90% of my SC brass at locals and practice, and my .40 brass is free from my PD range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 some of the guys in our club have loaded their SC brass 15+ times...maybe it was just a defective case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSCaster2 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 If the brass gets a little wet at some point sometimes there will be some dark spots/tarnish near the rim. I have had a few .40's blowout on me, but since I've been keeping a close eye on all the brass I've been in the clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 thats good info, most of my stock of 38SC practice brass is a few years old and has some dark spots on it. Have to junk the whole pile pretty soon. have loaded them about 5-6 times so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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