Remington 22LR split cases

jaybee · Mar 22, 2016

went and shot a 22LR revolver and noticed some split cases

got 3 Remington split cases out of one cylinder load ???????

this was old ammo and I checked around and was told this is normal with Remington brittle copper 22LR cases

gonna shoot again with some new CCI ammo and see

any thoughts........

j_h_smith · Mar 22, 2016

I can't say I've ever seen that. How old is the ammo? It looks nasty.

dieselfarmboy · Mar 22, 2016

Never ever seen that before, and use to work at a range and picked up many thousands .22 cases.

jaybee · Mar 22, 2016

j_h_smith said:
I can't say I've ever seen that. How old is the ammo? It looks nasty.

don't know how old, was given to me - it was a mix of a lot of different brands. but The 3 split cases were Remington ????

found this thread on MDS - seems to be a Remington thing

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=83421

wow and I'm a Remington guy

note - found by accident - I checked the cases on the revolver to see how it's hitting - on auto's they fly everywhere and nobody checks them

if the case was too small to begin with - it could split

photoracer · Mar 23, 2016

They would only be Remington if the "U" stands for Union Metallic Cartridge Co., one of their ammo divisions. Maybe they used to make .22lr a long time ago as I don't think that division has made rimfire ammo in quite awhile. Current Remington rimfire ammo is stamped "Rem".

j_h_smith · Mar 23, 2016

Remington did use the U headstamp before going to the REM. These are old.

ken792 · Mar 23, 2016

Was it stored anywhere that had any amount of ammonia in the air such as from cleaning chemicals or urine?

jaybee · Mar 23, 2016

interesting, I shot all the nonplated 22LR (about 100+)

still have plated 22LR - U found out from 1869 up to 1961

still have some 22 LONGS from the estate - mostley marked H for Henry / Winchester used from 1865 to about 1990. They were called Kopper Klad

maybe I should keep them as a collector item for guys to use when they buy the empty boxes

StickShaker · Mar 24, 2016

S&W old countersunk cylinders are making more sense now.

lee2 · Mar 24, 2016

more importantly what about the gun?

Boss94 · Mar 24, 2016

I had a few bricks of them with some split cases . Sent them back and got a refund was during the ammo crises of 2012.

Magnumite · Mar 28, 2016

lee2 said:
more importantly what about the gun?

This. The firing pin my be worn or damaged tonthe oint where it is essentially cutting the brass...or very close to it

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