I've been firing UMC through my Kimber, and have heard a few things about it which made my ears perk up.
- ammo not seated deep enough or seated too deeply. can too deep of a seating cause enough overpressure to blow the case?
- ammo not "crimped".
- one guy reported actually having on blow up his gun.
- I've actually noticed "slivers" of copper where the bullet meets the cartridge. Like what you get leftover when you use a cookie cutter. Not a lot of it, but enough to seem odd.
I recently had a round (Ultramax, remanufactured. yeah yeah, I know...) rupture on me and I've become a little gun-shy. Aside from Hydra-Shoks (pricey!), UMC is really the only option I have locally.
Hearing about potential quality control issues with the ammo has naturally made me nervous.
What's the deal here, and how should I go about making sure I'm firing legit rounds? How much caution is warranted? On a related note, how many rounds is it safe to fire in a sitting without properly giving the barrel a cleaning? 200?
[This message has been edited by Kayser (edited 11-21-2001).]
- ammo not seated deep enough or seated too deeply. can too deep of a seating cause enough overpressure to blow the case?
- ammo not "crimped".
- one guy reported actually having on blow up his gun.
- I've actually noticed "slivers" of copper where the bullet meets the cartridge. Like what you get leftover when you use a cookie cutter. Not a lot of it, but enough to seem odd.
I recently had a round (Ultramax, remanufactured. yeah yeah, I know...) rupture on me and I've become a little gun-shy. Aside from Hydra-Shoks (pricey!), UMC is really the only option I have locally.
Hearing about potential quality control issues with the ammo has naturally made me nervous.
What's the deal here, and how should I go about making sure I'm firing legit rounds? How much caution is warranted? On a related note, how many rounds is it safe to fire in a sitting without properly giving the barrel a cleaning? 200?
[This message has been edited by Kayser (edited 11-21-2001).]