I took my AR out yesterday to sight in a new optic.

 

I am not a precision shooter by any stretch, so I wanted to use some of the cheaper ammo I had obtained, that being Herters steel cased from Cabelas.

 

I shot about 150 - 200 rounds and was thinking to myself "I wonder why people crap on this ammo. It is shooting fine for me." When I had an FTF.

 

So I waited a minute, pointing downrange.

 

Nada.

 

I tried to pull on the charging handle to chamber the next round and it would not come back.

 

I had to put a LOT of force on the handle in order to finally eject the shell. I mean pulling on the charging handle with both hands while the stock rested on my stomach kind of force.

 

Turns out the primer had gone off, but there was no flash hole, so bits of primer casing jammed the action.

 

I put another 30 rounds through the gun and it seems fine.

 

So no more Herters for me.

 

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Wow, glad you were able to clear it, although I thought the approved method for clearing that kind of jam was throwing the firearm over a wall...

 

I wonder how a case makes it through the production process without a flash hole?

I've seen no flash holes on a different types of russian ammo. I've even seen it on PMC once. When ammo is on cheap side and there are shortages and factories crank out all they can, shortcuts are taken.

Have seen and heard a lot more of this lately, both steel case and brass, foreign and domestic brands.  When quantity goes up, quality goes down.  I would hesitate dropping a brand because of one incident.  It can and does happen to everybody.

Ill buy/trade for the rest lol. My saigas love thay stuff

Do you know has to mortar an AR for the next time this happens?

 

Bad ammo happens unfortunately. Glad you were able to clear the jam.

 

Call up Herters and tell them. Even dds you at least get an apology and some ammo for your trouble.

 

 

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I only had about 10 boxes of the Herters, so I just shot it all out.

 

I bought it because it was what I could find when ammo was so short.

 

I prefer brass anyway, so I can reload.

 

I am going to reach out to Cabelas and see what their "make good" will be.

I only had about 10 boxes of the Herters, so I just shot it all out.

 

I bought it because it was what I could find when ammo was so short.

 

I prefer brass anyway, so I can reload.

 

I am going to reach out to Cabelas and see what their "make good" will be.

 

Let us all know if you get anywhere with Cabela's

 

They didn't do crap for me when I complained about their corrosive (but boxed as "non-corrosive") 7.62x39.....

Wow, glad you were able to clear it, although I thought the approved method for clearing that kind of jam was throwing the firearm over a wall...

 

I wonder how a case makes it through the production process without a flash hole?

LMFAO!  Now I gotta go back and re read that thread.  Oh the stupidity!

Ken