Received this bad looking 50 bmg ammo, now what?

[RandyM]

I recieved some not to good ammo, take a look at it, and let me know what I should do with it.

Thanks, Randy

http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l128/ ... view_click

[Barrett Fan]

Send it to me for "disposal" . So before someone worth their brass responds I'll go ahead. Don't shoot it.

[NightMan]

Haven't seen anything that bad in a while.
Can you get your money back?

And I agree - don't shoot it!

I had some .308 surplus that looked half that bad and I decided not to shoot it. I pulled the bullets, gave the brass (bad dents) to a recycler and burned off the powder. But I'm not sure I would do that with 50 BMG...

[RandyM]

I worked out a deal with the guy who sent it, I think he honestly did not look through the ammo can, this stuff was on the bottom.
i received 65 good rounds.

I am thinking its not wise/safe to shoot.
I posted on FCSA members forum, and I have 4 replies to say clean it by hand and shoot it?

1)CLEAN BY HAND, DO NOT USE A TUMBLER. The tumbler will break the powder down into fine bits and you'll potentially blow your rifle up.

2)CLEAN THE JUNCTION AT THE MOUTH OF THE CASE WHERE IT MEETS THE BULLET. If you like gas blow buy and primers stuck to your bolt face, don't take care in clean this portion. I'd recommend an awl or ice pick to scrap the verdigris (the green stuff for you land lubers) off. That extra bit of binding friction on the bullet can cause you some serious problems.

If you don't clean it at all... see #2 and and get yourself a solid cleaning rod to be prepared to beat the spend brass out of the chamber from the muzzle end. You'll rip the rim off trying to remove it with the extractor claws on your bolt... I've done it with an M2HB... and if you can get a piece of brass stuck in a chamber that liberal you can most certainly do it in anything else

[RFmissile]

I personally would not shoot any of it. It isn't worth taking a chance shooting it in your ($3600 99, 6K 95, or a 10 K 82A1/M107) or whatever 50 cal you own.

I would pull the bullets, snap the caps, and then tumble the bullets and brass. If the brass is salvageable then just reload them.

[Geo.AZ]

I recieved some not to good ammo, take a look at it, and let me know what I should do with it.

Thanks, Randy

http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l128/ ... view_click

Sorry Randy... I looked and your Bucket Is EMPTY.
Thank You Kindly. Geo.Az

[skeeter]

Randy I could not see the photos but did you get that ammo from CDNN? Was it federal American Eagle? I had some bad Fed. A.E. that I did not feel safe to fire and returned it. I always buy with a credit card to protect myself.

[RandyM]

http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l128/ ... view_click

no it was from an individual.

[skeeter]

I was now able to see the photos and no the CDNN ammo was not like that at all. That stuff is the worst I ever saw. I would never shoot it.
I would try to get my money back or some of my money back.

[tbuck]

Thats about as bad as I have seen. If you get stuck with it I would pull several apart and check the powder, I would shoot off the primer to check if they perform. If all looks good clean them up and give it a run. If not head to a military surplus outlet and part with them.

[darksoldier300]

These guys are dead on i wouldnt let that stuff near my rifles im haveing enof trouble let alone shoot ammo that looks like id give you h1n1 lol ya id try to get my money back or pull them and reload whats salvageable

[tbuck]

Yes if you still question it by all means pull them apart.