At the range today...not shooting...working. Fellow shooting a new Glock in 9mm. Winchester marked box of 100 rounds. Said "Value Pack"on the side. FMJ. He came up to me with the barrel in his hand and asked if I had a tool to remove the cartridge which was stuck in the chamber. I looked at it. Primer was gone...just a black hole. Tapped the cartridge out without much effort and the bullet was still firmly in the case but there was a distinct ring at the case mouth. As if someone had done a 'super'taper crimp...but a very distinct ridge. Of the box of 100 he had fired about 75 and had these 'no fires' on three of them. Two he removed by himself. Asked if I could take them home to take a look which I did. I have not really seen much at all of factory ammo not firing due to the ammo itself over quite a few decades so it had my interest. I pulled the bullets and was really surprised by two things. First I suspected to find no powder.....not so..case had powder....the real surprise was lack of a flash hole. The primer would have ignited and then just destroyed itself with no where to go giving the 1st impression of a really HOT load blowing a primer. All 3 rounds....no flash hole, nor any sign of that had started to be punched thru and did not make it. Just a beautiful clean flat circle of brass as you looked in the case mouth.
Just wanted to pass it on.
Just wanted to pass it on.