.223 Round Question

[Nickvllfold]

I just purchased 500 rounds of .223 factory reloads from Miwall. I noticed that some of them are not all the wall seated in the casing. I am an ammo noob so please excuse the lack of proper definitions. It looks like the bullet isn't seated all the way in the casing. I can see some vertical lines that range from about 2-4 mm where the bullet meets the casing. Is this safe to shoot or should i just get rid of it? I also noticed some debis in between the casing and the bullet.

[wildcard]

Sounds normal to me. If there are lines on the casing.. it's probably just from the sizing die since they're reloads. If there are lines on the bullets.. it could either be from the seating die or that they're using pulled bullets. If the length of the catridge is right.. go shoot it. If there's a little dirt or carbon on the case mouth.. it won't hurt nothing. Have fun.

[Nickvllfold]

So what is the appropriate length of the round? Also the "debis," that I am noticing isn't carbon. The debis is actually wedged in between the bullet and the casing and sticks out of the top of the casing. If i had to guess I would say that it's the stuff they used in the tumbler to clean the brass.

[mecam]

So what is the appropriate length of the round? Also the "debis," that I am noticing isn't carbon. The debis is actually wedged in between the bullet and the casing and sticks out of the top of the casing. If i had to guess I would say that it's the stuff they used in the tumbler to clean the brass.

If it fits in the magazine, it should shoot fine. Can you take pictures of this debis thing you're talking about?

[grywlfbg]

Max overall length (OAL) for .223 is 2.260" with the max brass length of 1.760". What you're seeing on the side of the bullet is most likely a cannelure and it's there to have something for the end of the case to be crimped into. This is normal.



It is wierd that the cartridges are different lengths (ie you can see more or less of the cannelure on different rounds). Speaks to poor quality control to me.

However, this "debris" thing has me concerned. How big is this stuff? Is the brass deformed? If it's too difficult for the bullet to leave the case it could cause higher pressures and possible damage to the rifle.

[Nickvllfold]

The debis is really small about the size of 1 cannelure line. There are no dents towards the top of the brass but there are some about half way up. I pulled about 5 rounds that had torn lips and am going to dispose of them when i got to the range. So the rounds with the showing cannelure are ok to shoot?

[grywlfbg]

Yep. I crimp halfway up the cannelure so you can still see some of it after it's crimped.