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any more quality control than other ammo?

first_timer
I had a Winchester white box factory 165 gr. .40 cal. round "blow up" in my Baby Desert Eagle at the range the other day. It fired, but nearly completely split the casing from top to bottom(sorry, mouth to rim? are those the right terms?) and was blacked/burnt like all get out.

I bought(and still have about 4 boxes left) that I mistakenly purchased thinking at the time that it was my usual choice of 180 gr. ammo.
It's got me a little sppoked about their 165 gr. factory rounds from Winchester.

I'm not made of money, but are their any differences in quality control between ammo makers?

(I'll start reloading in about 6 months)
thanks
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  • first_timer
    I know the Eagle is strong,
    But others I have might not be as much.
    XD-40 subcompact
    Taurus Millenium Pro
    Glock 27
    Sig P239 (which is pretty sturdy)
    etc.
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  • Tailgunner1954
    Splits are normaly caused by defective brass, or rarely by firing the cartridge in the wrong chamber (IOW say 38super brass in a 40 chamber). Assuming that the case was indeed 40S&W (not just the headstamp), than I'd say that you simply ran into a defective piece of brass.
    It's unlikly that spliting a case wall would distroy a firearm, as the base/web was still intact (now blowing the base off or blowing out through the web is another story).

    Contact Olen/Winchester with the lot #. BTW, they don't make "special" brass depending on the intended bullet weight,
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Contact Winchester!

    http://www.winchesterguns.com/services/faq/detail.asp?ID=61

    I contacted them about some white box ammo that I bought that the brass (around the head stamps) was dirty. The ammo itself was fine. They offered to pay the shipping back to them for replacement. I declined the offer of replacement because the ammo was ok to shoot, I just though that it looked shabby with gunk in the lettering and around the primmers.

    Well they still sent me a coupon for $10 off my next Winchester ammo purchase that is good at any retailer that sells thier ammo.
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