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Originally Posted by Don T.
I'm sorry I took so long, I FINALLY managed to get hold of the guy! He said that it's Egyptian ammo, possibly loaded in Syria. The reason was unknown. The quality is EXTREMELY poor on them. He suggested that if you're going to use them, you should pull the bullets, dump the powder, and after weighing the bullets, reload with your own powder to the proper specs. They're much too hot now.
He didn't like the looks of the neck, and suggested that you get the gun to a smith to have the chamber & headspace checked.
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Yea, that sure looked like a sign of over-pressure to me when I saw them. Between the bulged neck and the slightly cratered primer. Now I just need to go back out to the range to find the gun that happened in. I have a feeling it was the Saiga, but I'll find out for sure tomrrow or Tuesday.
I knew the ammo was hot...just from the kick when I shot it. When your friend said the quality was extremely poor, what exactly did ne mean. Was he just talking about how hot the the load is or is aware of additional issues. I'd like to know everything I can about it because I HAD been planning to sell it. If it's going to be a major problem for me, I'll cancel my current order and sent back what I already have.
Thanks for getting back to me!