Would these rounds be safe to shoot?

[SpentCasing]

Honady TAP .223 Rem. Would these be safe to use? My gut is telling me to toss em. Thanks.

 

[rcmodel]

Sure.

They will blow back out when you shoot them.

Deep dents back further toward the head/rim are dangerous, as the brass it thicker there, and that's the last line of defense on the case / chamber seal.

rc

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Toss them!

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Those dents will blow back out. If they will chamber with no problem I wouldn't be afraid to shoot them.

If they don't want to chamber you'd better pull the bullets and discard them.

I've shot out a lot of shoulder dents in my 30-06 and .243.

 

[NavyLCDR]

Toss them!

Why? You won't even be able to tell there was ever a dent there after they are shot. They may not be target grade accurate, but perfectly fine for recreational shooting.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

How did they get mangled as such? Looks like there's marks on the bullets and neck as well...

That top one has me wanting a closer look, but I suspect both would be fine so long as they chamber easily. That said, there's plenty of times I've been burned when I went against the gut feeling, and if it only costs $2 to be absolutely sure you don't have a catastrophic failure (from these rounds, at least), it sounds like a deal to me.

 

[SpentCasing]

The neck is perfect. Thats just the reflection.

 

[rcmodel]

The first thing I would do if I were shooting $1+ buck a round TAP ammo is buy some good magazines that didn't cause mis-feeds and dents like that.

But again, those dents, in those locations, are not a safety hazard if you choose to shoot them.

rc

 

[303tom]

Those dents will fire form right back to the chamber shape when fired.............

 

[SpentCasing]

Asked and answered. Now I know.

Thanks for the input guys.