NoseWarmer
08-12-2016, 09:22 PM
So I did some trading and picked up a used New England Firearms .22 Mag.
I took it out tonight and on the first fired round the case failed to eject. I figured that this was the reason the guy got rid of the rifle.
Pulling the case out with some needle nose pliers, I noticed that the case was pretty tight in the chamber. After inspecting it, I noticed that it was split from neck to base.
"Not good" I thought to myself.
Firing another round no problems with ejection, the group was starting off good.
Round three, flier and stuck split case.
All in all, 7 out of 26 round split.
Now the ammo, not sure of the specifics, I got them in a baggie with the rifle, Winchester HP is all I can tell you.
There were a few FN Winchesters and CCI Solids, I had no problems with.
The only thing that I can figure is the possible storage issues (exposed to Low/High temperatures) on the previous owners end?
Let me know what you think...
I took it out tonight and on the first fired round the case failed to eject. I figured that this was the reason the guy got rid of the rifle.
Pulling the case out with some needle nose pliers, I noticed that the case was pretty tight in the chamber. After inspecting it, I noticed that it was split from neck to base.
"Not good" I thought to myself.
Firing another round no problems with ejection, the group was starting off good.
Round three, flier and stuck split case.
All in all, 7 out of 26 round split.
Now the ammo, not sure of the specifics, I got them in a baggie with the rifle, Winchester HP is all I can tell you.
There were a few FN Winchesters and CCI Solids, I had no problems with.
The only thing that I can figure is the possible storage issues (exposed to Low/High temperatures) on the previous owners end?
Let me know what you think...