New here. I actually joined to ask this....
I had a failure-to-fire (two, actually) in my revolver. S&W 386SC "Mountain Lite" Scandium-Aluminum alloy .357 mag.
I've had it for years but I've only put a few 100 rounds through it.
Ammo was Sellier & Bellot .38 sp 148gr wad cutter. I was also firing some .357mag ammo at the same range session with no problem.
Two rounds out of 7 FTF'ed. Inspection shows good, solid (well, solid-looking anyway), centered primer strikes. In fact, inspection shows that the bullet of one of the rounds is pushed out about 1mm out of the casing.... unless it was like that to begin with (?).
This for me was my first moment of putting my gun down gently at the range, keeping it in hand, muzzle pointed down-range, and just counting down from 10.
The ammo was several yrs old and had spent some time in the attic, where temperatures can get down to 40F on "winter" nights, and up to 120F or more during summer days. Humidity needle never strays from 50% RH. This is coastal CA.
So, ah, I'm guessing you're not supposed to store ammo like that? Or should that have been fine?
Thanks.
I had a failure-to-fire (two, actually) in my revolver. S&W 386SC "Mountain Lite" Scandium-Aluminum alloy .357 mag.
I've had it for years but I've only put a few 100 rounds through it.
Ammo was Sellier & Bellot .38 sp 148gr wad cutter. I was also firing some .357mag ammo at the same range session with no problem.
Two rounds out of 7 FTF'ed. Inspection shows good, solid (well, solid-looking anyway), centered primer strikes. In fact, inspection shows that the bullet of one of the rounds is pushed out about 1mm out of the casing.... unless it was like that to begin with (?).
This for me was my first moment of putting my gun down gently at the range, keeping it in hand, muzzle pointed down-range, and just counting down from 10.
The ammo was several yrs old and had spent some time in the attic, where temperatures can get down to 40F on "winter" nights, and up to 120F or more during summer days. Humidity needle never strays from 50% RH. This is coastal CA.
So, ah, I'm guessing you're not supposed to store ammo like that? Or should that have been fine?
Thanks.