Has anyone ever seen a primer strike like this?

[shootymacshootface]

I couldn't even begin to guess what would do this. You guys?

 

[drgrant]

same round hit twice, just rotated 180 after the first time it failed

 

[drgrant]

weird that the strikes are not in the middle though

 

[shootymacshootface]

weird that the strikes are not in the middle though

Yeah, that's part of the mystery.
Maybe someone in Canada tried to make a 9mm.

 

[EddieZoom]

Woodpecker ?

 

[Mountain]

Though the primer isn't flattened, that one strike looks pretty cratered.

 

[Uzi2]

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I couldn't even begin to guess what would do this. You guys?

I'm guessing its a piece of range pick up brass? Maybe fired in something with a weak striker spring or hammer spring if out of a revolver.
Maybe a reload that the primer wasn't seated fully. First strike seated the primer, second strike fired it. Just happened to be rotated 180 degrees when loaded again into a mag or cylinder.

I've got a revolver that strikes a little off center, but its off in the vertical plane not horizontal. I'm thinking that is the case here too.

 

[gerrycaruso]

I can't believe anything could be so far out of wack that 2 strikes with the case rotated 180 degrees could result in that. My guess is a gun with a 2-pronged firing pin.

 

[AMV]

the strike with the raised ring around it is the firing shot, the other could have been a failure to fire or someone used it as a snap cap also looks like an extractor mark on rim, so firing pin is high of center

 

[shootymacshootface]

Yes, but what pos could have done this?

 

[milktree]

I what kind of primer has an anvil such that an off center firing pin would work with any kind of reliability?

I’d think any gun that did that would have a ton of misfires.

 

[AMV]

I what kind of primer has an anvil such that an off center firing pin would work with any kind of reliability?

I’d think any gun that did that would have a ton of misfires.

I think most all of them will go off with hit like that, Go to the range and start picking up brass and you will see it often

 

[Fixxah]

weird that the strikes are not in the middle though

Jennings or Lorcen?

 

[Matt_SERE]

+1

I've got a revolver that strikes a little off center, but its off in the vertical plane not horizontal. I'm thinking that is the case here too.

Some single shot, interchangeable systems like Bond and Contender have some of their firing pins off center.

 

[milktree]

I think most all of them will go off with hit like that, Go to the range and start picking up brass and you will see it often

“Most all” doesn’t seem like a reliability standard I’d trust for anything important.

I’ve looked at a lot of range brass, and can’t remember any that were that far off center.

 

[Uzi2]

Jennings or Lorcen?

Possibly. Mine is a Smith & Wesson revolver with the rocking type firing in attached to the hammer.

 

[AMV]

“Most all” doesn’t seem like a reliability standard I’d trust for anything important.

I’ve looked at a lot of range brass, and can’t remember any that were that far off center.

Nothing is 100%, some primers are hard some are soft, Common 1911 issue, hit can be adjusted by barrel fit and lockup, keep digging through the brass bucket you will see it if you look

don't take my word for it though google is your friend

 

[Mtn_Guy]

Double tap “snake bite” primer strike — pretty rare, super killy. Intended to blow the lungs right out of the human body.

 

[Marty McFly]

Double tap “snake bite” primer strike — pretty rare, super killy. Intended to blow the lungs right out of the human body.

Yep. "Cop killer" right there

 

[paul73]

Nothing is 100%, some primers are hard some are soft, Common 1911 issue, hit can be adjusted by barrel fit and lockup, keep digging through the brass bucket you will see it if you look

don't take my word for it though google is your friend

not only 1911, an any modified gun with lighter springs can do that. quite unusual for it to be that much off center, but, well, it is what it is.

 

[Andy in NH]

Yes, but what pos could have done this?

Don't 1911s oftentimes have offset primer strikes?

I'm not calling the 1911 a POS, but I believe it is a common trait with many of them.

 

[shootymacshootface]

Don't 1911s oftentimes have offset primer strikes?

I'm not calling the 1911 a POS, but I believe it is a common trait with many of them.

Refer back to post #17.

 

[Retired-LEO]

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I couldn't even begin to guess what would do this. You guys?

Looks like bOObies