missfires

[eldermike]

Today I had 4 PMC factory 223 rounds missfires in my remington bolt action rifle. I shot about 50 of my loads and was just shooting a box of factory to get the brass. I tried the missfires in my AR and one fired on the second try, the other 3 did not fire after many tries.

This was recent purchase ammo and I have a bunch of it. Anyone else experience anything like this?

 

[FrankenMauser]

PMC sucks.
I'm sorry that I can't be more eloquent, but that's all it boils down to.

It's quite possible that the cases had small flash holes, obstructed flash holes, no flash holes, or possibly even no powder.

 

[Spats McGee]

Man! You know times are tough when you see this:

. . . .I shot about 50 of my loads and was just shooting a box of factory to get the brass. . . .

Here, I thought buying factory ammo was getting tough. I can only imagine what you reloaders must be going through if you're shooting up factory loads just to get the brass.

 

[eldermike]

Found the problem. Shoulder is to far back, out of spec. I pulled the bullets and the cases will go full down and deeper on a full length resize die with finger pressure.

Mr McGee, that's funny.

 

[eldermike]

Just had a thought. There are millions of these rounds out there.

 

[SycoPath]

I believe PMC is made in South Korea. The company manufactures other things and also wants to be known for quality ammunition.

 

[eldermike]

I packed an inertia puller and a hand press with a seating die. On the next missfire I will move the bullet out and then set it back so it jams into the lands. If that works (it will), I will think about pulling a few hundred more.