Beware Fiocchi .455 Ammunition

[303 Gunner]

Had a lovely experience today with some .455 ammo in my Webley-Fosbery which has established a pattern for me.

A couple months ago, I had a .455 round which came apart in the cylinder of my Webley. The bullet fell out of the casing and jammed the cylinder. The round was primed, but no main charge was present.

Again today, I had another round that was a squib. Primer detonated properly, but no main charge was present. The bullet jammed halfway down the barrel and had to be pounded out with a dowel. Both were from a case of Fiocchi ammunition. Two such rounds in about 200 rounds fired demonstrates a pretty abysmal level of QA. Beware!