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The DRis · 08-25-2008, 08:49 PM

I would not have thought twice. Until I've been researching reloading preparing myself to start reloading. And I read an article that said that if the bullet was seated even .xxx amount deeper that it would cause catastrophic pressures. So here is the bullet and two bullets that aren't affected.

How did it get this way? It is Hornady TAP ammo, my home defence ammo in .45 ACP. I use the mag for USPSA matches. So when I take the gun to the range I take out the round, put it in the top of the stack, come home and rack the slide. So I guess by seating it what... 20-30 plus times it has squished it.

Is it safe to shoot?

TexasXD40 · 08-25-2008, 08:54 PM

I'd try it in your XD but not in mine...

Raven6 · 08-25-2008, 08:58 PM

TAP is loaded pretty hot to begin with, I'd say NO. Way to much set back.

livinloud5 · 08-25-2008, 09:12 PM

Is a .20 cent bullet worth your hand or gun?

Blake.

The DRis · 08-25-2008, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by livinloud5

Is a .20 cent bullet worth your hand or gun?

Blake.

Thank you Blake. Point taken.

CHA-LEE · 08-25-2008, 09:13 PM

hhhhmmmmm...... Throw away a .50 cent bullet or try to shoot it and have the possibility of it grenading my $500 pistol???? Seems like an easy decision to me, but maybe it isn't for some.

Boanerge · 08-25-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The DRis

I would not have thought twice. Until I've been researching reloading preparing myself to start reloading. And I read an article that said that if the bullet was seated even .xxx amount deeper that it would cause catastrophic pressures. So here is the bullet and two bullets that aren't affected.

How did it get this way? It is Hornady TAP ammo, my home defence ammo in .45 ACP. I use the mag for USPSA matches. So when I take the gun to the range I take out the round, put it in the top of the stack, come home and rack the slide. So I guess by seating it what... 20-30 plus times it has squished it.

Is it safe to shoot?

if youwant to shoot a hot round; corbon 185grain +P

rickett · 08-25-2008, 09:18 PM

No way.

**Se2002** · 08-25-2008, 09:21 PM

Probably would work, but not worth the posible ER visit.

Kudos to you for spotting the faulty round.

jon45xdtac · 08-25-2008, 09:28 PM

So where would one dispose of bad ammunition? If you didn't want to keep it around so that you didn't accidentally load it with other ammo, where would be a safe place to dispose of ammunition?

I suppose this would also apply to duds or squibs.

You wouldn't want to just throw it in the trash, since you don't know what might knock into the primer and potentially injure or kill someone.

Any ideas? Bury it three feet underground and forget about it? I'd hate to be the guy digging a trench in my front yard for whatever reason and strike the round with my shovel.

08-25-2008, 08:49 PM	#1
The DRis XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,592	Would you shoot this bullet?! I would not have thought twice. Until I've been researching reloading preparing myself to start reloading. And I read an article that said that if the bullet was seated even .xxx amount deeper that it would cause catastrophic pressures. So here is the bullet and two bullets that aren't affected. How did it get this way? It is Hornady TAP ammo, my home defence ammo in .45 ACP. I use the mag for USPSA matches. So when I take the gun to the range I take out the round, put it in the top of the stack, come home and rack the slide. So I guess by seating it what... 20-30 plus times it has squished it. Is it safe to shoot? __________________ "Out of every ONE HUNDRED men, TEN should not be here, EIGHTY are nothing but targets, NINE are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they the battle make." "Ah, but the ONE, ONE of them is a WARRIOR, and he will bring the others back." Heraclitus 500 BC

08-25-2008, 08:54 PM	#2
TexasXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 914	I'd try it in your XD but not in mine... __________________ XD40 Service Remington 870 Express NRA Member "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government" -- Thomas Jefferson "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton

08-25-2008, 08:58 PM	#3
Raven6 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Omaha,NE Posts: 19	TAP is loaded pretty hot to begin with, I'd say NO. Way to much set back. __________________ *Rangers Lead the Way!!!* Springfield XD45 Compact Springfield SS Loaded 1911 Sig GSR Revolution Compact 1911 RRA custom Middy A4 LAR-15 RRA 10.5" M4 SBR Springfield SAR-8 7.62mm

08-25-2008, 09:12 PM	#4
livinloud5 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, Ga Posts: 556	Is a .20 cent bullet worth your hand or gun? Blake. __________________ This Place makes my day. NOBAMA '08

08-25-2008, 09:18 PM	#8
rickett XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,157	No way. __________________ XD-45 service with Trijicon night sights GP-100 6" stainless .357Mag. Heritage Rough Rider 4 3/4" 22LR/22Mag. Savage 99 EG .300 Savage "At long last I have discovered that most shooters are not interested in firearms as tools, but rather as toys. Such people do not acquire their weapons because of what they will do, but rather to gratify the "Christmas morning joy" that we largely left behind in our childhood." -Jeff Cooper

08-25-2008, 09:13 PM	#6
CHA-LEE XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 220	hhhhmmmmm...... Throw away a .50 cent bullet or try to shoot it and have the possibility of it grenading my $500 pistol???? Seems like an easy decision to me, but maybe it isn't for some.

08-25-2008, 09:21 PM	#9
Se2002 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AL Posts: 1,491 Blog Entries: 1	Probably would work, but not worth the posible ER visit. Kudos to you for spotting the faulty round. __________________ If the prospect of having your thumb hit by the bolt is unacceptable do not attempt to load your Garand.

08-25-2008, 09:28 PM	#10
jon45xdtac XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 337	So where would one dispose of bad ammunition? If you didn't want to keep it around so that you didn't accidentally load it with other ammo, where would be a safe place to dispose of ammunition? I suppose this would also apply to duds or squibs. You wouldn't want to just throw it in the trash, since you don't know what might knock into the primer and potentially injure or kill someone. Any ideas? Bury it three feet underground and forget about it? I'd hate to be the guy digging a trench in my front yard for whatever reason and strike the round with my shovel. __________________ Springfield XD 45 ACP 5" Tactical Bersa Thunder 9mm Why I CC "Walk softly and carry a big stick." - Theodore Roosevelt

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