Would you ?

[Smellydog]

You're probably right, it *should.

Which is why I caveat my reply with 'possible....'. A hot round or particularly spicy powder might (and it's only a very slight chance of might) in that situation spilt the whole case, damage the ejection mech and/ or bolt face. Then you've some problems!

Still not worth the risk for me

Again, that is not my concern.
There are thankfully rare occasions when one can get a flame out situation and then reignited.
The bullet gets rammed into the throat by the primer, the powder gasses off slowly, relatively, and then reignited only now more volatile and certainly not progressively creating a huge spike in pressure but the bullet, relatively, is stationary!

 

[Triggermortis]

And probable cause would be?
Might annealing have prevented this given it’s a homeload?

 

[25 Sharps]

You're probably right, it *should.

Which is why I caveat my reply with 'possible....'. A hot round or particularly spicy powder might (and it's only a very slight chance of might) in that situation spilt the whole case, damage the ejection mech and/ or bolt face. Then you've some problems!

Still not worth the risk for me

I wouldn’t necessarily shoot it but I’d put good money on it not splitting past the shoulder.

 

[MTheaded but happy]

Yes , I'd definitely pull the bullet , empty the powder out and decap the primer . Then I load a case that isn't f'd with them .

 

[Pedro]

This post must qualify as the biggest let down (for good or bad) picture I have ever clicked on.

How many pints then?

 

[Helix]

Had to double take, almost looks like a permanent marker with a ‘1’ on it I’m not that brave so would hard swerve it.

 

[njc110381]

It'll probably be fine, but I'd pull it. Generally if there's any sign of something being not quite right I take the cautious approach. Ammunition isn't that expensive.

 

[Cyres]

Pull it and you can use the case for a sacrificial case when you want to annealing the rest of your cases.
D

 

[finnbear270]

I wonder what a skilled riflesmith would decide, use it to test fire his finished work?

 

[BenBhoy]

This post must qualify as the biggest let down (for good or bad) picture I have ever clicked on.

Not quite readers wives. A 'different' forum i also frequent (different ID! ) has a "f**k or pass" photo section!

 

[sauer]

If its all PAWGS Benbhoy then ping us a link
......asking for a friend.....

 

[Grannysmith]

Nay lad!

 

[C h r i s]

It'll gas cut your chamber... but you probably won't notice until you get the borescope out.

 

[Scooby-3]

I think it would seal at neck shoulder junction anyway so you would be safe.

I was checking zero with a used rifle I bought and it came with loaded ammo.
I had a 5 shot group.
All 5 in the same hole, when I looked at the cases 1 had split on the neck where yours has.

Bore scoped it when I got home no damage and I don’t know if it was the first or last round when it happened. All rounds chambered and extracted the same. All same velocity spread over chrono also.

100yard.

I say shoot it and update us?

 

[C h r i s]

You were lucky, I had a 17 Remington that did this on 3 split cases, each one left a gas cut on the chamber, I wasn't too impressed!

 

[Smellydog]

I think it would seal at neck shoulder junction anyway so you would be safe.

I was checking zero with a used rifle I bought and it came with loaded ammo.
I had a 5 shot group.
All 5 in the same hole, when I looked at the cases 1 had split on the neck where yours has.

Bore scoped it when I got home no damage and I don’t know if it was the first or last round when it happened. All rounds chambered and extracted the same. All same velocity spread over chrono also.

100yard.

I say shoot it and update us?

Split cases after firing is not an issue. Split brass before firing is or can be naughty.

 

[Liveonce]

where everyone’s sense of adventure just wait till thousands are shooting steel shot in guns never designed for it

 

[sauer]

Split cases after firing is not an issue. Split brass before firing is or can be naughty.

Seeing as the bullet is still there ..think we can assume
..naughty

 

[NP435]

No, I have seen lots of split necks in Turkish 7.92x57 after firing but I would never fire a spilt neck cartridge.

 

[Smellydog]

where everyone’s sense of adventure just wait till thousands are shooting steel shot in guns never designed for it

Last year I was shooting hp steel in an auto and some split front to back...