Anyone ever had a case blowout from factory ammo?
An older family member who was emptying out their safe 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 stovepiped.
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?
An older family member who was emptying out their safe 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 stovepiped.
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?