M96 rupturing primers

[browningautorifle]

Jim does it get that cold up in Canada!

Of course it does. In Alberta, when we did field firing in the winter and the troops were living out we'd have everything out there through the night and beyond. The ammo would be stored at outside temp in unheated buildings too. No heaters to give temp change...that would cause condensation. Brittle brass is brittle brass. Too, if ammo has been handed around through it's life like much of the 8MM and .303, some of the .30 Carbine and .30 M2 ball has...then the heat and time it's endured can break down components causing the exact reactions described. We've all had them happen with .303...hangfires, popped primers...and brass.