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budperm
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Posted: October/06/2010 at 19:51 |
I recently bought a 1000 rounds of Fiocchi 223 rem 62gr FMJ. After shooting a box of 50 in my AR15 that wouldn't pattern under 3" @100yds I tossed them in my tumbler after popping out the caps.
When I pulled them out to prep for reloading almost half half off-center primer holes! Its a wonder I didn't mess up my de-capping die! check out the pictures. |
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budperm
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I guess I need to ask just how far off center can a primer hole be before I should toss the casing??
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SVT_Tactical
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Dude isn't having something craftsman grounds for termination???? lol Edited by SVT_Tactical - October/06/2010 at 20:40 |
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pyro6999
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wow those really suck
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REALLY! Bud,do you use a separate decapping die or your sizing/decapping die?
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scooter65
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You should send that picture back to Fiocchi.
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budperm
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I use a Lee's Neck sizing and decapping die. On these I didn't full stroke the die to neck size, I just decapped and tossed them into the tumbler. I can see where the decapping pin dented some of the worst ones before finding the hole. I think I will send a picture to Fiocchi USA and after I shoot and sort the other 950 rounds I bought I'll mail all to bad ones to Fiocchi! Edited by budperm - October/07/2010 at 07:19 |
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SVT_Tactical
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I would call fiocchi and tell them about it first. See if they will send you new ammo with a call tag for that deffective stuff. If they just send you new ammo and not want those back,,,,,, share some love lol
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budperm
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My luck is never that good!
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SVT_Tactical
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Worth a try. What do you have to loose?
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budperm
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Just a few moments of time, I will try but I ain't holding my breath!
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SVT_Tactical
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Want me to call them? I have plenty of time.....
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SVT_Tactical
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budperm
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What are you going to do, pretend your me! That might destabilize the Earth's spin ya know!
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SVT_Tactical
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No i wouldn't do that but i would find out what they do in that situation and direct them to this thread and the pictures. You go it from Mid W Ay right? |
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work in progress
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I have had a batch of rem brass the same way, They all shot fine. I took a 11/32 drill bit and opened the flash hole up and run the deprimer stim on my die out a little and kept it loose so it would move to the hole. I wouldn't warry about it, heck if you don't use them mail'em my way.
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I didn't have any hang fires but they did't group vry well at all even in my Sav 12BTV which weems to like most everything I feed it!
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Status update: there is work in progress to make Big Bud Perm a happy man again.
Fiocchi is stepping up on this for sure. Will update later, make sure the transation is as smooth as they say it is before we go praising them to much.
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