Remanufactured Ammo

[BetaMO]

I have been reliably told by those involved that it has to do with a shortage of raw materials, and the fact that the capacity for manufacturing metallic cartridges is at the saturation point.

Ditto, you will see 30-40% at least increase in cost, soon...

I'm starting to pick up my brass now more carefully...every round counts!

[swingset]

Earlier this week I received an email showing pics of a destroyed AR15 (upper receiver excessively bulged, bottom of magazine blown out the bottom, etc) caused by the G.A. Canned Heat .223. From the pics my guess would be that the round was double charged. This was the 3rd or 4th kaboom I had seen using the G.A. Canned Heat .223 in the last couple months.

I highly doubt the Georgia Arms CH .223 was double charged. The powder they use would not allow a double charge. Even compressing the bullet it would only be slightly above safe SAAMI specs for commercial .223.

I suspect case-head separation, or under charging would be a much more likely culprit than too-much powder.

I have not seen or heard of any KB's attributed to GA's canned heat .223, yours is the first account of any I have come across. I have shot 5,000 rounds without issue. The ejected brass has been clean, shown no signs of overpressure and the rounds are fairly accurate. No cratered primers, no bulges, nothing. Deviation and spread has been on par with my best plinking loads. I've also talked at good length with the folks at GA about their operation and materials (being a reloader myself).

It's not like factory rounds haven't killed guns, either. I know of many guys (including myself) who have blown up a weapon with reputable factory ammo. Remington 230gr. ball ammo blew one of my 1911's away, and I recently had a bad batch of WWB 9mm with a squib round and some severely under charged rounds. Winchester replaced it, but it could have been a bad deal had I been shooting them F/A.

[MaceWindu]

I have not seen or heard of any KB's attributed to GA's canned heat .223

I have PICTURES of (2) instances and was THERE when they happened.


Mace

[Submariner]

What Pat said is beginning to happen. I don't know if this is any indication of how severe their price hike is going to be or not, but Midway has raised their prices about $5 a box and $40 per thousand ($304.99).

http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...g=653***690***

ETA: It is out of stock, no back orders, and they changed the price.

[Resq47]

...and here I was having a good day. Oh well, back to priming .45 cases.

[knightsar]

Just finished another 500rnds of the XM193. Man I love this ammo.

[C4IGrant]

I have PICTURES of (2) instances and was THERE when they happened.


Mace

Interesting. I know Dinger uses canned heat in all the training classes he takes and loves the stuff.


C4

[Patrick Aherne]

Grant.

I was there and witnessed the kaboom with Canned Heat. I let the individual borrow my rifle to finish the class.

I will not use GA Arms Canned Heat in my rifles.

[MaceWindu]

Grant.

I was there and witnessed the kaboom with Canned Heat. I let the individual borrow my rifle to finish the class.

I will not use GA Arms Canned Heat in my rifles.

+1...

And now Georgia Arms is BS'ing and CYA'ing in order not to take responsibility and replace that mans carbine. Full report coming SOON...

Mace

[Nitrox]

All I can say is I am glad I bought a lot of reloading components.