Dented case, safe to shoot?

[rman]

Sitting at my desk on a conference call, and had this lying next to a loaded mag, meaning this was in thr chamber of my p220 at some point.

Federal JHP (factory ammo). Don't remember which line of ammo...

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[rman]

guess it doesn't matter either way, replacing all my HD/SD with HST. Just been carrying my P320 daily and wife's nightstand is a 9mm.

But I did finally get a new clip and wing for my P220 IWB, so I will probably start rotating that in along with my XDs

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[jrbfishn]

Did it get a ring as well as a crease?

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[rman]

Did it get a ring as well as a crease?

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just the dent. The ring around the bullet base was the factory crimp

 

[Dawico]

If it chambers fine then it is safe to fire.

 

[rman]

If it chambers fine then it is safe to fire.

makes sense, for a new case. Looks like it would iron out on resizing.

I guess I would be more concerned if it were older and integrity was in question.

 

[jrbfishn]

The only time I worry about them is if they are deep enough to deform the case, have a sharp crease or a gouge with a sharp edge. Sharp edges in metal tend to cause weak points.

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[kevo62]

My .45 critical defense does that, but it looks like it's from pushing another round on it to load the mag

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[kevo62]

This

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[easy rider]

If you use it for reloading you may want to look at it, but as long as no metal was removed when the crease was made, there should be no problem.

 

[rman]

thanks guys. I'll probably shoot it next time i hit the range

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[majormadmax]

Choot it!

 

[boomgoesthedynamite]

Don't choot it... Save it in the box and anytime you have a bad grouping, pull that round out and blame it on that.

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[robertc1024]

Front story - shoot it. Back story - reloading a bunch of 9mm rounds. Aguila brass had the same indented waist around it. A bit too much crimp - the brass bulged at the waist. If it chambered, no prob.

 

[brotherhawk]

For OP pic, looks fine.

 

[Gabe1519]

Thats not too bad. I've loaded .45 brass in worse shape. Shoots just fine the small dents will iron out after firing.