223 case seperation
Had a friend go out shooting his AR and came back with about 20 or so rounds that seperated about 3/4" down on the neck. Any ideas as to why this might have occured? They were reloaded rounds. Thanks for all help.
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Either reloaded many times or worked the neck to much. 0 -
Not enough information. Split neck or case seperation near the web is more common for been reloaded to many times.
Perhaps it is a Bubba anneal job on the brass that went threw a SAW with more than optimial headspace.
It wouldn't hurt to inspect the chamber and perhaps check the headspace. A review of the cases history and loading data woud be a good place to start.0 -
Ok, it appears to be only Winchester NT brass. Even on the loaded ammo we can see a ring in the brass where it is splitting. Will be picking those out and not taking a chance on them. Thank you for the replies. 0 -
Too much use..bin the junk ! all of them. 0 -
Since it is the same brass causing all of the splits, I am going to agree with Charlie that those particular cases were used in a SAW (which seems to punish the brass a lot) or other poorly-headspaced gun before you guys got it.
The NT is the Non-Toxic loading now used at a lot of agency and Military ranges for training. The brass seems as good as any other Winchester brass according to posters on other forums I have read, and should last as long as the stabdard lead cases (provided the gun firing it is properly headspaced).
I also agree that you should leave the "shiny ring brass" in the bag and not shoot it. IMO it's not worth the risk of damage to gun or person.0
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