Would this cycle

[johnnyh75]

Hello my fellow gun and ammo calguns I was cleaning going threw my ammo and I found some several 556 rounds bend .And just wanted some feed back should I dump it or used it on my Ar 15 any response would be appreciated thank you for your time

[highpower790]

If you don’t know the source,throw them away!

[bohoki]

possible jam clears? they dont look seated deep enough i dont know i'm a reloader i would pull them down

[johnnyh75]

A friend gave them to me some of them don't look seated he would say he uses it on his bolt action he said it would increased the speed of the bullet I don't know if there any truth to that ,he gave me about 500 rounds before he pass away several years ago thanks for the feed back guys all wont used them on my ar thanks again and be safe out there!!

[Bastard]

probably - but if you have any doubt, which you do other wise you wound't have asked... if you have any doubt - don't bother chancing it, toss them. why risk your firearm/personal safety for a 30 cent round.

[jimmykan]

If it were factory ammunition, I think it would still shoot and cycle fine. The dent would pop back out from the chamber pressure.

If they are your departed friend's reloads, and you don't have the load information, it's hard to say how it would shoot/cycle. Especially if he shot them from a bolt action, there's no telling whether the bullet/powder combination is appropriate to cycle an AR-15.

I once worked up a 223 load for 62 grain projectiles and IMR 4198 powder. Was very accurate from a Savage Model 10, but would not cycle in my BCM 16" Midlength AR.

[The War Wagon]

THIS

I have gotten cases dinged worse than that, shipped as loose bulk ammo, that DID cycle... but it was all part of the same batch, AND I knew where it came from.

[divingin]

Personally, I don't shoot reloads that I didn't load, since I have no idea what's in them, nor the care that was put into assembling them.

I might consider shooting commercially loaded ammo, but there, you have monetary recourse should something happen - something you don't have with ammo that was given to you.

[johnnyh75]

Thanks every one for your feed back I'm just going to toss them to be safe.

[JagerDog]

That'll iron out when you fire it. Doesn't look bad enough to not cycle.

There's folks reloads I would shoot and folks I would not.

I can't evaluate other folks sources.

That they're long and developed around a bolt action would suggest the reloader knew their stuff. But I would need other details before making a personal assessment.

If you're shooting non-dinged ones from the same source, I'd say fire away. You've already made the safety assessment.

[robert101]

If I had loaded it, I would shoot that with no problem.

[Sailormilan2]

That's a nothing dent. If it chambers, and it should, just shoot it. As was stated, during firing the chamber pressure will iron the dent out. I've fired ammo with dents worse than that with no problems.

[pacrat]

The "dent" is a NOTHINGBURGER. As to source and safety of reloads. I agree with JagerDog.

If you're shooting non-dinged ones from the same source, I'd say fire away. You've already made the safety assessment.

[smoothy8500]

A friend gave them to me some of them don't look seated

Hmmmm...No, a smart move to trash them

[johnnyh75]

Thanks for the feed back guys have a safe weekend!!