How many of these have you seen?

[ichy_trigger]

I have never seen new brass split but brass loaded many times for high pressure rounds will do so. You probably picked up an older piece of brass that had been previously reloaded.

[fredj338]

Bad piece of brass. I once had a factory Rem. case split upon feeding. The bullet hit the ramp & the case just split. For reloads, the more you reload a case, especially higher pressure rounds rounds, the more it works the brass & makes it brittle. I just shot a box of 44mags up that I loaded 6-7 times & lost 50% to body splits.

[Jaw3]

As a reloader I eye ball the brass and the load a number of times. Probably more than I'm aware of. Maybe a quick look at factory rounds is a good idea. I've found reversed primers and no primers over the years.
Regards,

[Ghostface03]

Originally Posted by XMM

Don't have a hissie.

Imagine the hundreds of millions of rounds that they and other manufacturers crank out every week. It's bound to happen.

Have him send the case back to Federal. He'll probably get voucher coupons for a couple free boxes of ammo.

will do

[Ghostface03]

Originally Posted by Doc Holiday13

I don't think that is a new case. You more than likely picked up someone else's case. Reloads typically do that after a number of loadings

It is a new case, I assure you. I clean the range before we even shoot, they let us keep all the brass. It flew out of his gun and I grabbed it.

[Ghostface03]

I will pass on the advice to him to just send it in and see what they say. It does not worry me much but this is his first handgun so it made him a little nervous the rest of the day.

[dgcohardcore]

that happened to a buddy of mine at the range a couple weeks ago. new box of blazer brass. only one like that though.