Anybody ever have this happen?

[byron]

took my sons to do some target shooting today the youngest was using Mossburgh 22 auto he had run mabey 100 threw it everything fine, then it goes off then goes puff and white smoke comes out the eject hole and a shell casing sticking out sideways pulled the slide back and found this shell jamed inside in front of the other the back of the shell blow off then the next one came up and fired out the side of the ejection hole when the slide hit it. then he ran mabey another hundred threw it with no problems. Bad shell mabey hot load ? I've been shooting over 60 years and never seen a back blow off.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

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[MuttCat]

Wow, glad nobody got a face full of trouble. I guess the ammo is suspect...maybe let Winchester know? Did the rifle get damaged?
As an aside, and do not know about the ammo here, but HV, (high Velocity?), I stick to standard velocity 22.
And, I had my first pair of shooting glasses made this summer...safety....

 

[Saltwater60]

Never heard of that happening. I guess I always thought they were one piece shells for .22 LR. Above poster has a good thought your firearm may not be good/designed for high velocity stuff. I would call Winchester to let them know. I’d also stop using that box of ammo or anything with that lot code on it. Winchester should credit you for it. Good luck and yes safety is paramount.

 

[tony]

Eye protection is mandatory for the shooting sports.

 

[cgrutt]

Wow never saw that before did projectile clear barrel? Surprise the round chambered with dent in side of it. Hopefully just a fluke stay safe.

 

[1911guy]

I suspect the case was dented during the event.

 

[byron]

yes the case was dented by the slide. bullet must have cleared the barrel he shot it afterwards with no problem . no damage to the gun we checked it out very close. the back has a good hard firing pin hit on it so it went off in the barrel, it pulled the casing out of the chamber but did not fully eject it the next bullet came uo but jamed and went off out the side of the port. glad nobody was standing beside him.

 

[MuttCat]

If the case head on that round completely separated from body of the cartridge, and you photo seems to show that, the ammo is suspect. This stuff is mass produced, and who knows what qa/qc might miss. Definitely hello Winchester Western...

 

[repete]

Yep, I had that happen about 45 years ago and that now makes two times I've heard of that happening, kinda rare.

 

[byron]

I sent the shell back to winchester after talking with them on the phone, recieved a thank you letter and a check for 41.00 dollars from them today not bad for a 22 casing. all the letter said was thanking me for bring it to thier attention and they were turning over to quality control.

 

[Jmac00]

Im not sure how ammo is Quality control checked. But most 'parts' manufacturers use Statistical Process Controls. Thats a fancy way of saying "we make 100 widgets, we randomly pull 10 out and QC every aspect of those ten widgets, if they all pass, we can assume all the others are also perfect."

so it is possible one out of ten thousand slipped through. As long as no one got hurt and nothing was damaged, just keep shooting?

But I would send the manufacturer that picture. Im sure their insurance carrier or lawyers will find a way to blame you, or the President, for the malfunction

 

[byron]

Im not sure how ammo is Quality control checked. But most 'parts' manufacturers use Statistical Process Controls. Thats a fancy way of saying "we make 100 widgets, we randomly pull 10 out and QC every aspect of those ten widgets, if they all pass, we can assume all the others are also perfect."

so it is possible one out of ten thousand slipped through. As long as no one got hurt and nothing was damaged, just keep shooting?

But I would send the manufacturer that picture. Im sure their insurance carrier or lawyers will find a way to blame you, or the President, for the malfunction

Didn't blame me just sent me a check

 

[Twogunwilly]

the next bullet came uo but jamed and went off out the side of the port.

Are you saying the gun fired out of battery?

 

[byron]

Are you saying the gun fired out of battery?

fired when sideways when the slide hit it. lead pointed out the ejection port

 

[Robin]

Damn!!!! In all my years I have never heard of that happening before!!!!!!! I think contacting Winchester was a good start, but maybe sending the gun back to Mossberg for a wellness check might be a good follow up as well. I don't think I would let my kid use it til I got an answer that I was satisfied with. That is weird!!!!
Robin

 

[Elwood]

Yikes never seen that before. Shows you just how important eye an ear pro really can be. Good thing most Rimfire semi’s are overbuilt to take a beating