Federal ammo?

[CHUNKERMD]

So last week I had a Kaboom with Federal Champion 22lr 36gr hp which I beleive was ammo related....................Now I was loading some mag's with Federal Champion 9mm 115gr plated round nose and get this.
Anyone else experiencing problems with Federal ammo?
I have gone through Bunches of both without any previous problems.

 

[Fishguy]

Never had aproblem with Federal.

Just curious, I've never heard of a 22 kaboom; didn't know that could happen. Did it cause any damage or injury? Hope you're ok.

 

[sixfivesavage]

Looks to me like the .22 may have been an out of battery firing?

 

[JasonN3ZBO]

Wow...I've used a lot of Federal ammo over the years and have never had anything like that happen. Nor have I ever had a problem with their American Eagle branded ammo. May want to contact them about the 9mm stuff though.

 

[CHUNKERMD]

The 22lr has been discussed in the rimfire section. I'm wondering about how common it is to have problems with Federal ammo in general. Federal has been my "go to" ammo for quite sometime with out any hickups.

 

[WeaponsCollector]

Last year several lots of Federal .45 auto got recalled. I hope they are not having more quality control issues! I make sure I look at every cartridge I shoot now no matter who makes it. I've found various problems with several different kinds of factory ammo and surplus military ammo so it's better to be safe than sorry. Examples: I've found cartridges with the primer sticking way out to the point where it will not stand, cartridges with the edge of the neck bent down by the bullet, and rifle cartridges that have way more powder than the others from the same box. I still have these bad cartridges as a reminder to always check, and I wrote "bad" on them with permanent marker. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[csanc123]

That right there is horrible quality control. How did those two 9mm rounds pass muster!

 

[mcbruzdzinski]

That right there is horrible quality control. How did those two 9mm rounds pass muster!

I had several similar to those in my last WWB 9mm 100-round packs I bought at Wal-Mart.

 

[jimbobborg]

The lack of neck tension in those 9mm rounds is interesting. The bullets got pushed back in shipping is my guess.

 

[Ganegrei]

Bought lots of Federal Bulk .22LR. Never had a problem. My Buckmark eats them like candy. Never used their 9mm.

 

[CHUNKERMD]

I had several similar to those in my last WWB 9mm 100-round packs I bought at Wal-Mart.

Bought these 9mm at WW last week.....these 2 rounds came out of the first half of a 100 pack.

 

[jac43k]

I use the Federal bulk 550 pack and knock on wood no issues with any of my 22's

 

[Kilroy]

Dammit people, I really like Federal 9mm ammo. I'm still going to buy it, guess I have to inspect it more carefully before I shoot it.

 

[rouchna]

Damn it! Now I'm going to have to check my stash.

 

[Bikebreath]

The lack of neck tension in those 9mm rounds is interesting. The bullets got pushed back in shipping is my guess.

That's what I was thinking.

Thanks for the heads-up, CHUNKERMD.

 

[Kman]

This is troubling. I tend to try to buy Federal over Rem and Winchester.

 

[Lou45]

Looks to me like the .22 may have been an out of battery firing?

I think this ^^^^^ on the .22.

Regarding the 9mm shortbus cartridges, I suspect the quality is lower in the Wallyworld Federal Chumpion (yes Chumpion) as Wallyworld contracted (suspected once again, haven't seen Chumpion ammo anywhere else) with Federal to produce ammo at a cheaper price than Federal American Eagle ammo.

 

[MessedUpMike]

I was using Federal Champion 9mm for a short while when the price of the WWB jumped, but the quality was so miserable I quit using it. I'm not the greatest handgun shooter by any stretch past 20 yds, but the Champion ammo was costing me shots at 15 yds.

 

[CHUNKERMD]

Yep, I have not bought WWB 9mm & Federal 550 22lr since the price jump at WW.

 

[tball]

It was probably not related to the brand of ammo used.

I had the same thing happen with a Winchester .22 round. I believe the problem was caused by a bent/loose bullet in the round. When a .22 round misfeeds the bullet often will get bent slightly. When this happens, I put them aside. A friend wanted to shoot my rifle. I didn't realize until it was too late that he had grabbed these rounds and loaded them into my rifle. I believe what happened to my rifle is that since the round was bent, that it didn't feed all the way and was fired out side of the chamber. The back end of the round blew off taking my extractor with it.

I got rid of the aftermarket magazines I was using, so I don't get the jammed rounds as often. When I get a bent round, I put them in a box. When I let someone shoot my rifle, I generally load the magazines myself and let them shoot.

IMO it could have been a bent or loose round that had previously miss fed and was reloaded in your rifle that caused the problem. It wouldn't matter what brand you were using if this was what happened.