I bought a new .308 rifle recently and after shooting a number of the rounds I had bought to sight it in (big manufacturer), I noticed that one of the rounds was stamped as 22-250, not .308.
On first inspection it looked like a .308, but there were a number of small differences including a thinner case head and different profile on the channel in front of the case head. Also the bullet seems inserted further within the case, as there is about 1-2mm of texturing visible on the other bullets and not the 22-250 one, and the case is only lightly if at all pressed to seal to the bullet, whereas the other rounds have distinct press marks in the brass and are solidly sealed to the bullet.
Now I don't know what happened, if it is just a 308 stamped as a 22-250, or if it is a 22-250 case thats been partially made and then finished as a 308 with a 308 bullet in it. I've been told that it could be very dangerous to fire if for example it had different powder designed for a .22 bullet in the 22-250 trying to push out a 308 bullet. I have no idea if that is true or not, but I won't be firing it anyways. Are the differences just because it was made on a different set of machinery or at a different factory, or is it a re-worked 250 case?
Has anyone ever seen this before in factory ammunition? I emailed the manufacturer and they said just take it back where I bought it and the manufacturer will replace it.
We took it back to the gun shop where we bought it, and the owner said he has never seen anything like it in all the years he's been in the game. He's holding it for us and going to show the manufacturer rep who is due to visit this week or next.
What should I do? Someone said to keep it as it could be worth something to a collector. Someone else said I should notify whatever consumer authority is relevent as it's a safety risk and should be looked into.
I'm in Australia by the way, if you didn't get that from the username.
On first inspection it looked like a .308, but there were a number of small differences including a thinner case head and different profile on the channel in front of the case head. Also the bullet seems inserted further within the case, as there is about 1-2mm of texturing visible on the other bullets and not the 22-250 one, and the case is only lightly if at all pressed to seal to the bullet, whereas the other rounds have distinct press marks in the brass and are solidly sealed to the bullet.
Now I don't know what happened, if it is just a 308 stamped as a 22-250, or if it is a 22-250 case thats been partially made and then finished as a 308 with a 308 bullet in it. I've been told that it could be very dangerous to fire if for example it had different powder designed for a .22 bullet in the 22-250 trying to push out a 308 bullet. I have no idea if that is true or not, but I won't be firing it anyways. Are the differences just because it was made on a different set of machinery or at a different factory, or is it a re-worked 250 case?
Has anyone ever seen this before in factory ammunition? I emailed the manufacturer and they said just take it back where I bought it and the manufacturer will replace it.
We took it back to the gun shop where we bought it, and the owner said he has never seen anything like it in all the years he's been in the game. He's holding it for us and going to show the manufacturer rep who is due to visit this week or next.
What should I do? Someone said to keep it as it could be worth something to a collector. Someone else said I should notify whatever consumer authority is relevent as it's a safety risk and should be looked into.
I'm in Australia by the way, if you didn't get that from the username.