My official AAR:
1. Shooting NFA stuff is awesome, even more so when done with great people.
2. INGO is great people.
3. It's always "shooting weather".
4. Dave has mad skills with the Green Egg.
5. I'm too old and/or fat to be falling down hills (body feels like i was in a car wreck).
Big thanks again for everyone who makes these events possible, especially the Rice family for welcoming us into their little slice of heaven each year!
I was sorting some of the brass from Veterans Day and came across this:
The case is a steel Wolf .223 case. Not only is it split, but it has deformed by expanding. My first guess is that someone accidentally shot a .223 round in a larger chamber, like a 7.62x39 (if that is even possible). Notice that the area above the shoulder is very long, much longer than a standard .223.
As a reloader and shooter, I was curious what happened. I didn't remember anyone mentioning a problem however, I wasn't at the range all afternoon. Does anyone know about this case and how it happened? How did the firearm react?
I bet that's what busted the firing pin in Uzi Buttons 7.62x39 upper.
Makes me wonder if that theory is correct.
I bet that's what busted the firing pin in Uzi Buttons 7.62x39 upper.
Makes me wonder if that theory is correct.
Makes me wonder if that theory is correct.
The primer has a deep firing pin hit. The firing pin even drove a very small amount of metal above the original surface of the primer.
I just now took some quick measurements of the case.
The case throat is 0.339".
A .223 round should be 0.253".
A 7.62x39 round has a throat dimension of 0.335". The chamber would be a few thousandths larger.
The distance from the base of the case to the beginning of the straight-wall portion of the case mouth for the split case is 1.287".
A .223 round should be 1.557".
A 7.62x39 round has a dimension of about 1.368"
Looking at these dimensions, I think it's likely this round was fired in a 7.62x39 chamber.
I know we're getting off-track from the original AAR. The split case isn't a big issue, but it is interesting to some folks. If we want to talk lots more about it, we can create a new thread.
And now for the AAADR (after action after dark report)
what gen is the night vision?
And now for the AAADR (after action after dark report)
Uzi............after you forced me to look thru your NOD's, I now truly hate you.
You are going to cause me to sell a kidney!