Well that was a first. I was at the range today with my Kimber 1911 (45 ACP), doing a load work up.
After round #4 during a 10 round string, the gun failed to go into battery. Lo an behold, a primer was wedged between the barrel breech edge and the slide's breech face. The primer was intact (anvil still in the cup) - other than being bent by the barrel & breech face. That's a first. Never had that happen before.
I found the brass. Looked normal - except for the whole missing its primer thing . The brass in question, btw, is from Winchester White Box. This was the first time it was reloaded. It was originally purchased and fired by me - so there's no doubt it was once-fired brass.
It was a hot round; but within published data. It just so happens that I was chronographing at the time (doing a load work up). The bullet was an Everglades 230gn JHP. Power Pistol was the propellant. CCI 300 was the primer. The chrono registered 951 f/s - which happens to be exactly the average of the 10-round string.
Has anybody else ever experienced this? I've never had a primer completely blow out of a piece of brass. Other than a loose primer pocket, is there any concerns someone might have - from a safety standpoint?
After round #4 during a 10 round string, the gun failed to go into battery. Lo an behold, a primer was wedged between the barrel breech edge and the slide's breech face. The primer was intact (anvil still in the cup) - other than being bent by the barrel & breech face. That's a first. Never had that happen before.
I found the brass. Looked normal - except for the whole missing its primer thing . The brass in question, btw, is from Winchester White Box. This was the first time it was reloaded. It was originally purchased and fired by me - so there's no doubt it was once-fired brass.
It was a hot round; but within published data. It just so happens that I was chronographing at the time (doing a load work up). The bullet was an Everglades 230gn JHP. Power Pistol was the propellant. CCI 300 was the primer. The chrono registered 951 f/s - which happens to be exactly the average of the 10-round string.
Has anybody else ever experienced this? I've never had a primer completely blow out of a piece of brass. Other than a loose primer pocket, is there any concerns someone might have - from a safety standpoint?