Thread: Empty rimfire cases

I'd not be to keen to reload .17 hmr saw what one of those little suckers did to some guys rifle that was brought into my gunsmith
The first round split at the neck which caused the bullet to not exit the barrel. He said it still made a bang and he though he had miss so reloaded and fired again. Lucky it was a cz as the blow back through the gase ports on the bolt took his eye brows off and destroyed his jacket and the roof lining of his truck (he was spotlighting)
Did some research on it. Found out that because it's a neck done .22 mag they can't anneal the case which causes all the drama.
Spoke to my neighbor who has one and he fished out his factory ammo.
We saw that around 8 to 9 per packet had splits in the neck and this is factory ammo

Think I'll stick with my .22mag thanks.

All my old brass goes in my my plumbing scrap