Rounds 6-14 loaded into into my duty weapon. 21 years of service and never had this with premium ammo that I loaded my duty weapon with. I emailed Federal 12 days ago with no response. Even used my work email. .40 s&w 180 grain. Lot # Q11 M088 Please beware. I may have ended up with a crap box. Before anyone says “they’ll be fine…” if the brass is this thin, will it cause a malfunction…
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Was that dept issued? And if so did any other officers have the same issue? Definitely not a confidence builder.
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Looking for a little clarification…
The way I read it is they were fine out of the box but loading them into you magazine caused that? Or something else?
No. Since I just transitioned to a striker fire weapon I had to supply my own this year. Glad I bought a variety. My department issues Ranger bonded and you get new rounds after yearly quals.
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Loading them into the mag. Those dents were caused by the base of the new round being loaded.
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I have seen the same thing, but it took several months of unloading magazines on days off, then reloading them on duty days before I noticed the dents. I believe it is caused while loading the last few rounds in the magazines when the spring pressure is the greatest.
I have also seen this issue with other brands of ammunition. All of the rounds fired fine during qualifications without any noticeable difference in report or reliability issues.
MSgt, this was the initial loadout. As I said, never had it happen and should not have happened, starting at round number seven.
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OP- Check your PM.
I did and thank you sir!
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Had the same thing happen with gold dots in my g23. Only loaded once.
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Like I stated I never had a problem with premium duty ammo before in jhp.
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So none of the rounds worked when you fired them?
Not sure I want to take a chance in a real life situation. When I get to the range some time next week I will use them. After I corresponded with a mgr at atk and thr answer I received, I am not buying any of their products ever again.
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I’m going to be honest with you, this is like complaining at a scratch or ding on your firearm and being worried it will no longer function.
Brass expands when it is fired…
I understand that. It’s in 21 years of loading and shooting pistols I never dented a casing just by the action of loading the damn thing. At over a dollar a round I expect that to not be the case.
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Valid point. It may be the nature of loading the magazines of your current service pistol.
Could be but I did experiment using that magazine and four other manufacturers rounds. Loaded 15 and guess what, no dents. I was using more force then I normally do to load a mag. I use xm193 in my duty rifle. I wanted to like this round. I really did.
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I can understand your concern about the dents in the brass, but I have fired a lot of the same cartridges in the same condition without any problems.
If the round performs well when the projectile strikes the threat that would be my primary concern. It would still be worth your time to contact ATK Corporation and share your concerns with them.
I did. That was interesting. I will share but only by pm.
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I have a bunch of P40HST1 rotating out, some of which is 11-12 production. I’ll see what it takes to duplicate the problem.