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Old 08-09-2010, 01:34 PM
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I had 2 boxes of new Remington 130 grain FMJ 38 special on the top shelf, about 6 feet off the ground. I careless moved the shelf and they fell 6 feet onto a concrete garage floor. The boxes are broken and dented, but did i damage the ammo? The cartridges all seem to be ok and not deformed or dented. What do you think? Thanks for your reply.
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Old 08-09-2010, 01:37 PM
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if they will chamber and the bullets are not pushed into the case they will be fine.
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Ronnie is correct. If the bullet looks set back into the case, don’t use it. A bullet that is set back in its case will produce increased pressure when fired. How much pressure is hard to say but you could end up destroying a good gun or worse.
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