Thread: Missfired factory ammo

Not sure if this is the right thread but anyway,,I brought a new pack of ammo and out of the 20 rounds I got 5 missfires,the primers had good indents (same as the fired rounds),just wanting to know has anyone else had this problem,
The ammo was hornady
Thanks

What clambering and type?

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Will need to ensure the headspace in the rifle is correct before you get to carried away blaming the factory ammo.

Hornady 7mm08 139gr sp interlock whitetale,I've fired 80 rounds through it and these were the first misfires,the rifle is a browning ab3,

I have only had one misfire with centrefire ammo, was Remington .30-30, cocked the hammer and pulled the trigger several times but no bang. I wasn't keen on putting it in my pocket or pack so it's in the bottom of a swamp in the Kaimais.

I used to use Winchester PowerPoint in my .270. Probably put 140 rounds of same ammo through it and never any issues. Had 2 misfires same as you described both times while aiming at animals. Not sure if from same box. Changed ammo and no issues so far. No idea what caused it but didn't want to have a third.

A misfire is bound to happen eventually but 5 from one packet,what's the odds??bad batch maybe??

Take em back to shop with the box

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I had a similar thing with Barnaul 308 ammo. Had half a dozen from a pack that wouldn't go bang, the other half dozen I tried did. Got rifle headspace checked and it was fine, primers had a good dent, firing pin sticking out the right amount. Changed ammo, never had any more problems.

Take them back to where you bought them from. Demand a refund while feinting throwing the box of misfired ammo at the store clerk. This technique is known as “calling someone’s bluff”.

Originally Posted by tanqueray

Take them back to where you bought them from. Demand a refund while feinting throwing the box of misfired ammo at the store clerk. This technique is known as “calling someone’s bluff”.

Might get a better result by asking nicely first

I had this problem with Hornady 223 many years ago. It turned out to be a primer only load! Returned the rest of the box to the supplier and received a new box.

hornady black 223 had 45 out of 150 miss fire put through 4 different rifles, gave the rest away. The person who got them had similar rates of failure

Going to go see the retailer tomorrow,see if he'll replace or refund,

Originally Posted by Hbwanderer

Going to go see the retailer tomorrow,see if he'll replace or refund,

Replace shouldnt be an issue and they do the same to there supplier who dose from theres

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