well, i got a few bricks of ammo (manufacturer not mentioned until i see what the response is from them) that will not eject when fired (sometimes without firing) and has on average 3 misfires per 10 rounds, and some are damn near impossible to chamber. tried them through 2 different rifles, it does the same in both. other ammo works fine.
i've never had a problem with this ammo until now, just may be a fluke. but since i've never had a problem before, i threw away the boxes and sales (can't get the manufacturer's lot #'s).
anyhow, what makes this worse is that since i never had a problem with them before, i weight sorted them out and integrated the new bricks into my existing stock (stupid me, trying to save space in my ammo boxes).
BAD MOVE! now i have around 1350 rounds with about 750 rounds sprinkled in that may or may not fire and may or may not eject. the only thing i could do is cycle every one through the action and hopefully can get most of the non ejectors out.
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">SO HERE ARE A FEW LESSONS TO PASS ALONG WHEN BUYING AMMO</span></span>:
DON'T BE STUPID LIKE ME
1. when getting a new brick or two, keep them seperated from your known "good" ammo in case there is a problem.
2. save whatever documentation you have on the ammo, boxes, receipts, etc. until that brick is exhausted.
3. try not to integrate all your ammo together (new and old), but if you do, make sure you sample test the new stuff first so you don't "infect" existing stock.
4. no matter how much time you think you don't have, make the time to do things properly the first time - you may be paying for it later.
again it may just be a fluke, i just emailed the manufacturer today to see if any satisfaction could be reached. of course it's going to be tough to get any as i failed to keep documentation on the ammo from the manufacturer and distributor (stupid me). more to come if i get a response and if i don't.....but the tips above will help stop this from happening with any ammo and any way you may keep it in storage.
Attempting to shoot the SH long range rimfire comps today, i got real frustrated and quit halfway through, so i may not be posting a score for awhile. just had to vent a little.
i've never had a problem with this ammo until now, just may be a fluke. but since i've never had a problem before, i threw away the boxes and sales (can't get the manufacturer's lot #'s).
anyhow, what makes this worse is that since i never had a problem with them before, i weight sorted them out and integrated the new bricks into my existing stock (stupid me, trying to save space in my ammo boxes).
BAD MOVE! now i have around 1350 rounds with about 750 rounds sprinkled in that may or may not fire and may or may not eject. the only thing i could do is cycle every one through the action and hopefully can get most of the non ejectors out.
<span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="font-weight: bold">SO HERE ARE A FEW LESSONS TO PASS ALONG WHEN BUYING AMMO</span></span>:
DON'T BE STUPID LIKE ME
1. when getting a new brick or two, keep them seperated from your known "good" ammo in case there is a problem.
2. save whatever documentation you have on the ammo, boxes, receipts, etc. until that brick is exhausted.
3. try not to integrate all your ammo together (new and old), but if you do, make sure you sample test the new stuff first so you don't "infect" existing stock.
4. no matter how much time you think you don't have, make the time to do things properly the first time - you may be paying for it later.
again it may just be a fluke, i just emailed the manufacturer today to see if any satisfaction could be reached. of course it's going to be tough to get any as i failed to keep documentation on the ammo from the manufacturer and distributor (stupid me). more to come if i get a response and if i don't.....but the tips above will help stop this from happening with any ammo and any way you may keep it in storage.
Attempting to shoot the SH long range rimfire comps today, i got real frustrated and quit halfway through, so i may not be posting a score for awhile. just had to vent a little.
