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Case blowout

MarkM said:
Anyone ever had a case blowout from factory ammo?
An older family member gave me a half empty box of Atlanta Arms 9mm.
I considered not shooting it because of the obvious age, but figured what the hell.

The very first round blew out at the head of the case then stove piped.
I got some light powder burn on the hand and caught some shrapnel
just under my eye, but nothing serious. I threw out the balance.

At first I figured it was just a bad round due to the age, but then noticed
the Winchester head stamp. I'd never heard of Atlanta Arms before but
it may make more sense if they were reloads.
Thoughts?
1st thought: Glad you weren't seriously hurt.
2nd thought: What had you previously done to
make your older family member mad at ya?
3rd thought: Must be why my firearm manual
says don't use old, dirty, wet ammo or reloads.
 
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