http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#9f88542a-bb79-4eda-96f7-a10e319d5392 What you did to cause that compressed round; chambering the same cartridge repeatedly into your Sigma. When I get enough of 'em I use a bullet puller and tap them enough for the bullet to almost come out of the case. Then run em through my seating/ crimping die. Either that or I run them through the Uzi... that thing's bomb proof. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:43:17 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#9f88542a-bb79-4eda-96f7-a10e319d5392 tony 2009-01-07T08:43:17Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#bdef2dbf-da1c-479e-aec4-0c0429e51524 I handed it back to the manufacturer. And bought 1,000 more to replace it. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:47:52 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#bdef2dbf-da1c-479e-aec4-0c0429e51524 Mickey 2009-01-02T20:47:52Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#e320f9bb-7cf3-4fa5-a214-3dfc86b3a5b4 "Better to dispose of the round in a manner that will keep anyone else from using it." I'm trying to imagine how to do that... smash it with a hammer? Throw it in the fireplace? hehehe...Not everyone has access to a bullet-puller. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:51:46 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#e320f9bb-7cf3-4fa5-a214-3dfc86b3a5b4 $item.owner.firstName 2009-01-02T18:51:46Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#cb93ae9c-aa14-4779-b82a-b17ca21569fd When a bullet is compressed down into the shell like that, it raises the internal pressures substantially. Sometimes it will fire, sometimes it blows up. Better to dispose of the round in a manner that will keep anyone else from using it. Case compressioncan be dangerous with rounds like the 9mm because it is typically loaded right to the bottom the bullet, or even a lightly compressed load. Close that space and it is REALLLYcompressed. But take a 357, where most of the case is empty, and compress it down a bit internal pressures will be like a hot 38spcl +P. Try that with a 243 and you get a big BOOM (243 is typically a lightly compressed load...no leftover room in the room.) Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:06:05 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#cb93ae9c-aa14-4779-b82a-b17ca21569fd Adam 2008-12-28T05:06:05Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#977904f2-d7cc-4dd0-ad10-460e79c2bf77 Done. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:24:05 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#977904f2-d7cc-4dd0-ad10-460e79c2bf77 Mickey 2008-12-27T19:24:05Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#3770b733-3ba6-4505-bdb7-21fbda577804 me too. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:12:51 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#3770b733-3ba6-4505-bdb7-21fbda577804 $item.owner.firstName 2008-12-27T18:12:51Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#97bb1e28-b7f4-4238-b33c-a272d4c82fff I would toss it. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:19:36 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#97bb1e28-b7f4-4238-b33c-a272d4c82fff $item.owner.firstName 2008-12-27T17:19:36Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#de891069-fb8d-4cb9-a995-f2fef9fe368e So I pulled the round out of the pipe of my Sigma (or stigma, as Adam would call it) today, and notice the thing is shorter than it usually is. Not sure how I did it, but somehow the projectile has been compressed straight down into the casing. Only time I've seen that happen (so far). Should that thing still be fire-able? Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:58:50 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/c887ee5f-95de-4cda-8083-57a1bb433d2d#de891069-fb8d-4cb9-a995-f2fef9fe368e Mickey 2008-12-27T12:58:50Z