Defective or safe to use M855?

Posted by BullMooseFox@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 13 comments

I have never seen marks like this before. Looks like a factory defect. All appear to be in the same lot. 2026 M855.

Should I send pics to the company and ask for new ammo or is it fine?

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I’ve bought 1000 round cases for 30+ years. Removed crimps from thousands of cases for reloads. Never seen that four slash crimp before. You could try to build up community instead of taking cheap shots.

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BullMooseFox@reddit (OP)

I've bought at least 2k M855 and used them in the military and never seen this before either.

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Tasty-You-9472@reddit

Primer crimp

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BullMooseFox@reddit (OP)

So normal and safe?

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SpiteBadger@reddit

Bruh. It came like that from factory. Yes normal yes safe.

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BullMooseFox@reddit (OP)

Oh yeah. I forgot all factory ammo is safe and never defective. Thanks

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SpiteBadger@reddit

But you didnt know what a crime was... right....

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BullMooseFox@reddit (OP)

Yeah. I did not inherit the genetic knowledge. My bad dude. I just had to learn about it through encountering it

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vinnayar@reddit

It's a crimped primer. Here's some pic with several different types of crimps that a manufacturer might do. It's not a defect.

https://gatdaily.com/articles/from-the-reloading-bench-crimped-primer-pockets-on-223/

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BullMooseFox@reddit (OP)

Thank you very much. Excuse my ignorance. I was aware of the ring crimp but I've never seen this before and must have handled a few thousand M855s. Appreciate the info.