My shield is bigger than yours! (A sad story)

[singlestacksig]

Corbon also has their own brass for large volume calibers like 40 & 9mm ..
that is not corbon brass.

 

[WallyJJ]

I agree those rounds look weird. Here are factory:

I agree they appear slightly different. But again, I assume that picture is fairly recent, did they look that same way several years ago? I just don't know. I wish I still had the box. I think that at one time I kept them loaded and must not have had enough left over to keep the packaging.

WallyJJ

 

[singlestacksig]

http://www.afte.org/forum/smf1/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1812.0;attach=3521;image

 

[WallyJJ]

Corbon also has their own brass for large volume calibers like 40 & 9mm ..
that is not corbon brass.

Does COR-BON use Winchester brass? - 10mm Factory Ammo & Performance Discussion - AR15 Armory.com

Using my google-fu, this was the first link I found which was a forum discussing corbons use of different brass vendors.

WallyJJ

 

[Classic]

I'm looking at some Cor-Bon ammo I have here and it is private label brass and no red lacquer around the primer.

 

[singlestacksig]

corbon is about the only company that makes the blue tip bullet thing.. those look like them.. but the case headstamp & crimp does not look right..

 

[WallyJJ]

corbon dpx stamped winchester? - 1911Forum

Here is another one. A couple of posts down a representative from Corbon confirms.

WallyJJ

 

[singlestacksig]

Does COR-BON use Winchester brass? - 10mm Factory Ammo & Performance Discussion - AR15 Armory.com

Using my google-fu, this was the first link I found which was a forum discussing corbons use of different brass vendors.

WallyJJ

yes, small batch stuff they will use other brass, I just checked & I have some 45 colt with speer brass.. But stuff like 40 they get millions of rounds made with their head stamp..

 

[singlestacksig]

it is clear you had a case head failure, if it was an over pressure from a squib or hot load the chamber would have swelled out.. I can not tell in the photos if you have that..
if the case did not go fully in and the gun fired you can get the case cut off and the chanber will not swell out..

 

[Regnar]

Glad you're ok!
Keep us posted.

 

[Indycobalt19]

Wow, I honestly don't even know what to think about the gun. It honestly just blows me away. Im glad to hear that you didn't get hurt though. Hopefully S&W will make it right.

 

[hochwald]

Does S&W want you to send a sample of the ammo you were shooting along with the defective gun?

 

[lucky4034]

Wants list:

Remington 700 (.308)
Savage Mark ii SRR-TR
SR 1911
[STRIKE]S&W Shield[/STRIKE] CZ Rami​

Glad your hand is intact...

 

[chizzle]

Wow, sounds like a massive overcharge.

+1. Glad you're ok!

 

[WallyJJ]

Does S&W want you to send a sample of the ammo you were shooting along with the defective gun?

I don't know. They said they would be sending me a shipping label. I am hoping there are instructions included. If not, I may call them before shipping it and ask them if they want me to include the ammo. I certainly don't want it!

WallyJJ

 

[WallyJJ]

Wants list:
Remington 700 (.308)
Savage Mark ii SRR-TR
SR 1911
[STRIKE]S&W Shield[/STRIKE] CZ Rami

haha, no - don't be like that. I love the gun and I won't judge what happened until they report back. I haven't found any other things like this on the web so I don't think it will be a common thing. It carries really nice!

WallyJJ

 

[lucky4034]

lol... I'm just messin with ya, but at least I got you to laugh a bit. I'm glad you're ok... That is some scary stuff...

 

[lilruckus]

That sucks about your gun. Good to hear you are ok though. Keep us updated on what happens with S&W. I still love my Shield! If you get a replacement I hope you keep it.

 

[92ThoStro]

Reminds me of my shotgun blowing up, but the receiver was solid metal so the stock cracked, and barrel flew off. Mine blew out of the brass side into the extractor space. Sounds like the case head failure is your best bet. It is a weird feeling isn't it? It wasn't scary when it happened, and you don't have a big reaction. It's like you are completely dumbfounded and in shock. I remember just standing there, not moving, thinking
what........????

I bet Hi-Point would have no problems honoring the warranty if it was theirs
I don't know about S&W, but I don't see why they would ship you another one, since ammo sounds like it was faulty, not the gun.
You probably cannot even contact the ammo manufacturer, they require batch numbers off the box.
IF they did accept the blame, I would imagine they would only send you a new box of ammo. I don't know if they would pay for gun damages without a lawsuit, but who knows.

 

[WallyJJ]

Reminds me of my shotgun blowing up, but the receiver was solid metal so the stock cracked, and barrel flew off. Mine blew out of the brass side into the extractor space. Sounds like the case head failure is your best bet. It is a weird feeling isn't it? It wasn't scary when it happened, and you don't have a big reaction. It's like you are completely dumbfounded and in shock. I remember just standing there, not moving, thinking
what........????

I bet Hi-Point would have no problems honoring the warranty if it was theirs
I don't know about S&W, but I don't see why they would ship you another one, since ammo sounds like it was faulty, not the gun.
You probably cannot even contact the ammo manufacturer, they require batch numbers off the box.
IF they did accept the blame, I would imagine they would only send you a new box of ammo. I don't know if they would pay for gun damages without a lawsuit, but who knows.

I won't be suing anybody, that's not how I roll.... and yes, it was a strange feeling.