I had a weird malfunction (at least one that I've never seen, and it LOOKED weird) with my AR-15 last night.
From what I can tell, I think the brass from the fired round snapped in half while being ejected. The bottom 3rd of the brass seems to have been ejected properly (it was nowhere to be found), but the upper 2/3 remained stuck in the chamber. When the next round was chambered, it was forced up inside the upper 2/3 of the broken brass. When I pulled out the jammed round, it was firmly wedged inside the broken brass. I'll try to post a picture this afternoon, if I have time.
I'm assuming the malfunction was just due to worn out brass. It's remanufactured ammo (Ultramax .223 from Dick's) loaded in Lake City brass. This is the only ammo related malfunction I had in about 150 rounds.
Has anyone heard of this happening before? Is this common?
From what I can tell, I think the brass from the fired round snapped in half while being ejected. The bottom 3rd of the brass seems to have been ejected properly (it was nowhere to be found), but the upper 2/3 remained stuck in the chamber. When the next round was chambered, it was forced up inside the upper 2/3 of the broken brass. When I pulled out the jammed round, it was firmly wedged inside the broken brass. I'll try to post a picture this afternoon, if I have time.
I'm assuming the malfunction was just due to worn out brass. It's remanufactured ammo (Ultramax .223 from Dick's) loaded in Lake City brass. This is the only ammo related malfunction I had in about 150 rounds.
Has anyone heard of this happening before? Is this common?
