Hardcast deformities- is this bad?

SPDSR · February 03 2018 08:45:04 PM MST

Finally decided to try these hardcast loads. Received them today and 3 of the 50 have these melted looking deformities. What might of caused this? Should I be concerned?

[attachment deleted by admin]

SPDSR · February 03 2018 08:47:02 PM MST

Another photo

[attachment deleted by admin]

SPDSR · February 03 2018 08:49:00 PM MST

3rd round

[attachment deleted by admin]

The_Shadow · February 03 2018 10:20:13 PM MST

Contact DT send pics they would likely replace them.

Dutch4122 · February 04 2018 07:07:40 AM MST

Poor quality control on the part of whatever commercial caster they got the bullets from. Those type of deformities happen when the mold blocks are not properly heated, have oil residue still in them, or possibly some debris.

Intercooler · February 04 2018 08:13:44 AM MST

I think DT makes their own and we have seen this issue in the past.

Spudmeister · February 04 2018 09:44:13 AM MST

Yup. DT goofed. Do not shoot them. No doubt they will replace them... plus some.

SPDSR · February 04 2018 10:55:41 AM MST

DT says they hand inspect every round lol. I wonder if the other 47 rounds are g2g. They look fine.

my_old_glock · February 04 2018 08:22:51 PM MST

Lead and/or mold not hot enough, or there was some type of contamination.

The will still shoot, but they will be out-of-balance and not as accurate as properly made bullets.

If you paid money for them return them.

.

SPDSR · February 06 2018 01:32:12 PM MST

Per Doubletap, they have been having problems with their hardcast molds and looking to get a new one. They have been trying to pick out all the ones with deformities before shipping, and they are sorry I received some they overlooked. They are safe to shoot so nothing will be replaced.

Gee, am I thrilled.

G40CAT · February 07 2018 05:05:41 PM MST

So doubletap has some problem with the machines making their bullets, keep making the problem bullets anyway, clearly don't hand inspect every round like they brag, and won't make it right with replacement or something either? So they have a terrible record for velocities being way off, and they have crappy manufacturing processes, QC, and customer service too? They just need to be eliminated from the serious 10mm ammo options category all together. What a sketchy company.

Spudmeister · February 07 2018 09:00:04 PM MST

Pity... There is noting like cheezy customer service to make a customer wish he spent his money elsewhere. It is so easy to make lemonade out of lemons but apparently DT does not get it.

sqlbullet · February 08 2018 07:37:49 AM MST

Quote from: SPDSR on February 06 2018 01:32:12 PM MST
They are safe to shoot so nothing will be replaced.

I would be pushing back hard on this. Safe to shoot so they are fine works great if I paid $30-35/100 for practice ammo. But premium ammo that costs $1 a shot I expect significantly more than "safe".

tommac919 · February 08 2018 08:25:23 AM MST

1

ennis · April 08 2018 10:28:45 PM MDT

I got a couple of boxes of poorly cast WFNGC hardcast from Doubletap a few years ago. They were a lot worse than those in the first post here. The distortion came from casting in a cold mold. I know sh!t happens in any production, but with ammo I'd think someone would actually examine what they are sending to customers. What Doubletap sent as a replacement was actually a second example of zero quality control. I didn't want more hardcast, so I asked for some Nosler JHP. The ammo they sent had the hollow point full of some sort of tumbling media that looked like fish eggs, (hopefully they were not tumbling the loaded ammo).
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PotOU1LsuoZGljsB3
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PdeUKOe5p0fUjeBd2