Heres something to look at

[Devils7]

"Its Always the Ammunition...Never the Glock"


I just got my 500 wwb fmj 230 gr in last week. I thought I would go to the range saturday night. I went through 100rd on my G19. Then got out the G38. I get half way through my 50rd box. I got my 10rd mag in and about the 5th round, I see the slide is back.

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I cleared the round and continue to shoot at my target. I look at the round and it says 45 GAP on the rim. I notice the casing is longer.

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After that happend, I had one more round do that to me. I looked at the round and sure as hell, casing was longer. I know next time I am going to get Magtech.

[Lazarus63]

From what I can see they don't even appear to be the length of .45 ACP... was it just not final trimmed or what is your thought?

[chad745]

That is soooo goofy. I've never heard of such a thing.

[Devils7]

My thought, Like Chad said...this is soo goofy. I dont know how a casing thats not a ACP nor a GAP be put out of machine like that. Someone not doing there job? Like you said, it wasnt trimmed most likely. The case snuck through.

[Butch]

I once saw a Norinco .45 ACP that the case was long like that on....

Which primer does your long round have in it? Large or small?



:patriot:

[RUT]

That's Winchester White Box for you.

[Butch]

That's Winchester White Box for you.
I guess this would come under the 'you get what you pay for' rule. You buy the cheapest ammo available, and that's what you get.

I have little doubt that the quality control process on Winchester's premium line of ammo is a lot more intense than it is on the cheap blasting ammo(which they make by the bizillions).

I suppose you could compare it to buying a new house with an unfinished basement, it's cheaper, but you have to do some of the work after you buy it.

And that's how you should look at the WWB ammo (as well as the Rem-UMC ammo, and any other 'cheap' ammo), it's cheaper to buy, but you should give them all a good lookin over before you load them into your gun!

:)



:patriot:

[BOGE]

"Other than that, how'd you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" :supergrin::rofl:

[Devils7]

I once saw a Norinco .45 ACP that the case was long like that on....

Which primer does your long round have in it? Large or small?



:patriot:

the primer is not large nor small. same size as the others

[SDGlock23]

That's a small primer you see then, that's what the GAP uses.

A long while ago I bought some federal .40cal 155gr classic JHP's, and the boxes were rittled with cartridges just like that. They were marked, however, factory seconds and were drastically reduced. Looks like the case wasn't trimmed enough.