I could use some help identifying if this is a problem or not.
Yesterday my oldest son was shooting a Saiga Semi Auto (AK Pattern) chambered in .223. He was shooting factory Igman .223 brass ammo. and using factory SGM magazines made for the Saiga. There aren't too many options these days for Saiga magazines.
The rifle has not been altered or modified in anyway.
Last evening he sent me the two attached pictures and asked me what I thought about the condition of the brass casings. He was cleaning up after shooting and started to notice that all of the brass had the same "dent" in roughly the same location. After studying his picture I also noticed that a few of the casings had damage around the neck, some worse than others. Specifically the first casing on the left and the third casing from the far right. He indicated that the rifle operated as expected each time with no FTF or FTE. No issues with the SGM magazines either.
Any ideas what would cause the cases to look like this, and more importantly would there be anything to be concerned about?
Would the Igman brass be that much softer than say a Winchester or Federal brass .223 and that much softer than say Wolf Steel .223?
Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.
Yesterday my oldest son was shooting a Saiga Semi Auto (AK Pattern) chambered in .223. He was shooting factory Igman .223 brass ammo. and using factory SGM magazines made for the Saiga. There aren't too many options these days for Saiga magazines.
The rifle has not been altered or modified in anyway.
Last evening he sent me the two attached pictures and asked me what I thought about the condition of the brass casings. He was cleaning up after shooting and started to notice that all of the brass had the same "dent" in roughly the same location. After studying his picture I also noticed that a few of the casings had damage around the neck, some worse than others. Specifically the first casing on the left and the third casing from the far right. He indicated that the rifle operated as expected each time with no FTF or FTE. No issues with the SGM magazines either.
Any ideas what would cause the cases to look like this, and more importantly would there be anything to be concerned about?
Would the Igman brass be that much softer than say a Winchester or Federal brass .223 and that much softer than say Wolf Steel .223?
Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated.