What happened here? Was it the pistol or the ammo manufacturer?

[kingston73]

I was shooting my bodyguard 2.0 and it was running great until it failed to lock up on a round. Maybe the 5th or 6th round in the magazine. Cleared the jam and the bullet was very deformed. Could it have somehow happened while I was shooting or was this a factory defect?

Also, since it won’t chamber what do I do with it? I don’t have a bullet puller and do t want to just toss a live round in the trash.

 

[robertrwalsh]

Could it have been like that and you didn't notice when you loaded it? Maybe wrong bullet in the cartridge? Next guess would be a loose bullet in the case and got pounded by repeated recoil. Throwing live rounds in the trash is tacky and very possibly illegal. Typically a bullet would be driven back into the case and not deformed. My BEST GUESS is the wrong bullet in the case. I could easily be wrong.

 

[sjmjax]

Was there a fired case in the barrel when you cleared the jam?

Deformation is very symmetrical. Like it hit the base of a cartridge already chambered or one the hadn’t ejected.

Most bullet damage I’ve seen from a feed failure was very non-symmetrical.

Hard to imagine that you wouldn’t notice on loading the magazine if it were a factory defect. Although I guess it’s possible.
Such symmetrical damage could happen during case loading.

Just speculation.

 

[kingston73]

The fired cartridge before it ejected fine, the malformed round was picked up but wouldn’t fully seat in the chamber. I could have overlooked it when loading the mag I guess.
So what do I do with it now? Is there a safe way to pull the bullet without a bullet puller?

 

[greenwellg]

Roll it around with the bullet on a hard enough object and it will get loose and you can make it unfireable, but the primer will still be dangerous.

 

[s&wchad]

So what do I do with it now? Is there a safe way to pull the bullet without a bullet puller?

Almost all people who reload have bad rounds. People leave them at our club range too.

You have a number of options...
- Leave them on the shooting bench at the range.
- Put 'em in a box and set them aside. When you have a good size pile, take them to your local PD. You can also put them out a swap meet/gun show and price them at $5.

 

[JRD]

In my opinion, the little recoil spring in the tiny Bodyguard 2.0 pistol doesn’t have enough force to cause that degree of bullet deformation.
That coupled with the fact that the deformed nose is uniform all the way around makes me highly suspect of deformation being caused by hitting the feed ramp or barrel.
My money is on a defective factory round. It happens. Toss it in the dud bucket at your range.

 

[fatcat3]

The fired cartridge before it ejected fine, the malformed round was picked up but wouldn’t fully seat in the chamber. I could have overlooked it when loading the mag I guess.
So what do I do with it now? Is there a safe way to pull the bullet without a bullet puller?

Throw it away! 9mm cost pennies, even the best self-defense ammo isn't much more. Not worth any risk. Again, THROW IT AWAY!

 

[Goodtime Charlie]

It appears to be a factory defect to me. You can try soaking the primer with penetrating oil to kill it, then you can bury it somewhere deep in dirt, or throw it into a body of water such as a lake or pond.

 

[silicosys4]

Defect. There is not enough energy in the recoil spring to cause that much distortion, and if it could it would cause significant setback

 

[DixieRanger]

Thinking an anomaly. What to do with mangled round...are you serious?

 

[Doriangray6]

If it was factory ammo I'm thinking it was defect that got by the inspection steps.
Buy a bullet puller. Inertia style ones with several different size collars are relatively cheap and work fine.

 

[Goodtime Charlie]

If it was factory ammo I'm thinking it was defect that got by the inspection steps.
Buy a bullet puller. Inertia style ones with several different size collars are relatively cheap and work fine.

Do you really think that one defective factory round is worth the expense of buying a bullet puller? I don't think so. Unless he reloads, I think purchasing a bullet puller is an unnecessary expense.

 

[toddimusnimski]

Maybe you could try contacting the manufacturer. Years ago I came across a Winchester .40 S&W casing that wouldn't fit in my reloading setup, and taking a closer look at the side profile I saw the rim thickness was very noticeably uneven. Winchester apologized and sent me some ammunition coupons, any kind they made. My brother and I later shot a box of clays using their free ammo.
Others have some pretty good ideas for disposal, from leaving it with the local range staff or soaking in oil and then discarding/burying. A bullet puller is cheap and always handy to have around, if you want to go that route.

Todd

 

[max]

Send a picture and explanation the the maker of the round.

 

[desi2358]

Have any friends that reload? If so just give it to them. If not, I suspect you could drop it off at a local gun shop and they would get rid of it for you. We used to get occasional "gifts" like this at our gun shop, had a bit of a collection of defects. Including ones we found in store among the ammo we sold. Surprising how many flawed rounds slipped through production only to be found later!

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Or, a pair of pliers and/or ViceGrips...?

Cheers!

 

[stansdds]

That had to be a factory defect, no way that bullet became deformed in such a uniform manner during it's journey from the magazine to where it jammed.

 

[Maverick57]

I was shooting my bodyguard 2.0 and it was running great until it failed to lock up on a round. Maybe the 5th or 6th round in the magazine. Cleared the jam and the bullet was very deformed. Could it have somehow happened while I was shooting or was this a factory defect?

Also, since it won’t chamber what do I do with it? I don’t have a bullet puller and do t want to just toss a live round in the trash.

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Bullet pullers are inexpensive, safe and simple to use. Buy one. You may need one again in the future. Once you pull the bullet, dump the power and chamber the empty casing to fire the primer. Then you can throw the components in the trash.

 

[Pisgah]

If you throw it in the trash, nothing will happen -- to you, or the round. Even if by some freak it should go off, the bullet will simply pop out off the case with a loud pop, and the case will move further than the bullet, if there's room. If you're not comfy with that, crush the case with a pair of pliers and twist the bullet out.