Just a worn out or bad case. I have them from time to time. If you have them sorted by lot (i don't unless its rifle) you may get a few more in the bunch if they are old. don't sweat it.


You can awlays duck tape it and load it again. :rofl:

 

Just worn out. I usually lose them before they wear out, but occasionally I spilt a case. No need to panic.

 

How many times has the case been reloaded?

 

"I" reloaded it 1 time.
However, I do have guys over to shoot.
Any one of them could have brought over some ultramax reloads. I think dicks sporting goods sell them. Or gun show reloads.
I shoot blazer/federal.
I hardly ever buy winchester.

How can you tell if they are worn before they crack?

I find it interesting that this is a winchester.
Here is another winchester and from what my buddy tells me, Its a brand new WWB round that he fired out of his Smith Wesson AR. He said he does not shoot reloads.

 

Old age, worn out or just too brittle (no offense to Jack or Fred :supergrin.

 

Old age, worn out or just too brittle (no offense to Jack or Fred :supergrin.

That only applies to Fred, I am a picture of perfect health and virility. (Did I mention the virility part? :whistling

Oh, BTW, looks like a split case to me. Unless you stop shooting you're going to get lots more.


Jack

 

you know i never have had a cracked 45 case.

 

The nickel stuff seems to do it quicker then plain brass. Don't sweat it just toss it and keep reloading them till they are lost or split.

 

Prepare to see plenty of these as you load more and more. Partially because you reload your brass more often, partially because you simply have shot way more reloaded ammo. Notice the case cracked and your gun didn't blow up.

 

Remember that you're belling that case neck, then resizing, the belling again, etc.

Splits most often start there at the mouth, and run down the side. Brass is malleable, but only so much.

 

FWIW, I experienced the same thing with a factory fresh Speer Gold Dot 124-grain SD round in my G26. Someone suggested "... s**t happens ...". Albeit very disappointng with $1+/round ammo. NOTE: I still like & use Speer Gold Dot ammo in several of my carry pieces.

Since I've got ~800 rounds through the G26, many with reloads previously fired in the same gun, without any other split cases, I don't believe the pistol's chamber is over-sized.

Like the man said, "... s**t happens ..." and for sure it will happen when the useful life of the case is exceeded (multiple reloadings).

 

"I" reloaded it 1 time.
However, I do have guys over to shoot.
Any one of them could have brought over some ultramax reloads. I think dicks sporting goods sell them. Or gun show reloads.
I shoot blazer/federal.
I hardly ever buy winchester.

How can you tell if they are worn before they crack?

I find it interesting that this is a winchester.
Here is another winchester and from what my buddy tells me, Its a brand new WWB round that he fired out of his Smith Wesson AR. He said he does not shoot reloads.
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I reload a lot of Win 9MM but I have so many that I just keep using the 1X cases that I have so I don't see any splits.

I do get split cases in .380 auto. I get 8-10 X usage before they start splitting. Same with .38 special that I load +P.

There's no way to tell ahead of time if the case is "worn out". You can keep count of how many times you've used them and then toss them after a couple of times if that's your comfort level. Or send them to me. :supergrin:

I inspect my rounds after reloading and I've picked up on a few "starting to split" cases while doing this.

 

Old age, worn out or just too brittle (no offense to Jack or Fred :supergrin.

Jack is Mr Brittle, I am Mr. Worn out, we are both old.:tongueout:
Brass cracks, it just does. The composition varies so much from manuf to manuf & lot to lot. I have had handgun cases go 20 reloads (45acp) before losing one to a crack. Then I have had them go after 1-2 firings.:dunno: Keeping the pressures lower helps, but no guarantee either.

 

I may not be familiar enough with Jack to make wise cracks yet but what the heck. That shell crack is a lot like the crack in his back he is always talkin' about Must be from that Liberty City overpressure chasing those hoodlums down back in the day !!! Time to throw that case away

 

you know i never have had a cracked 45 case.

Maybe you need to reload it more :tongueout:

 

Hi,

I've had one cracked case that was a 357mag in brand new starline brass. It looked very similar as far as the crack. When I sent the brass to starline they said it wasn't right and replaced it. They mentioned doing some sort of test on the brass to see how much it would bend before giving way, etc. I think sometimes brass just isn't manufactured right. 9mm cases are usually quite strong, so I'll bet the brass was a bad batch.

Good luck,

Alan

 

if you look at that 9mm case... the wall thins out and is thicker directly opposite th crack... bad brass... throw it in the recycle bin

 

Bad brass. It's just brass. It happens. Toss and move on.