Factory eld-x. Does this round look safe to fire?

[Fuenstock]

I bought some factory hornady eld-x and was inspection the rounds and I noticed this round.
I can’t tell if it’s a crease or tear in the brass above the small dimple.
Does this round look safe to fire?
I imagine it won’t be safe if the thin line is a crack all the way thru the brass?

 

[505Wapiti]

Hard to tell from the pic. If you run something small and sharp across it like a pick does it catch?

 

[Fuenstock]

I can run my fingernail across the line and my mail catches the edge.
It’s pretty pronounced.

 

[Fuenstock]

Mail*. Meant nail.

 

[505Wapiti]

Interesting, I’ve never seen that before. I’m a super paranoid safety freak so I’m curious to see what others say.

 

[Fuenstock]

My gut feeling is to not fire it off.
I’m not going to risk a split neck happening.
I’ll just remove the bullet and fire off the primer and use it for a dummy round.
I should contact Hornady.
Im curious what they would say.

 

[Muley Buck]

Its just a wrinkle in the crappy hornady brass. I would shoot it with no worries at all.

 

[PathFinder]

Don't shoot it, if for no other reason than Hornady will likely give you an entire box to replace it if you don't fire it.

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[Muley Buck]

Don't shoot it, if for no other reason than Hornady will likely give you an entire box to replace it if you don't fire it.

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Didn't think of that. That is a valid reason not to.

 

[Fuenstock]

I’ve put in a customer claim with hornady with pictures of the round.
More just out of curiosity to see what the response will be.
I won’t fire that round either way.
In person it looks worse than the picture shows.
The crease is pretty deep and I don’t trust it.

 

[BBob]

I’ve had those creases in different makes of brass here and there over the years including Lapua. I’d fire it with no worries but it’d get tossed and not reloaded. If it were new brass it’d get thrown in the scrap box or used to setup the neck turner if I were turning.

 

[Kenn]

I can’t imagine that being serious enough to complain about. It’s $2. As was suggested use it as a blank if you’re concerned about it,or just fire it. Or then again you could try to use it squeeze freebies out of Hornady.

 

[jfk69]

Let ‘er rip tater chip.

 

[sacklunch]

You can do anything once!

 

[HiMtnHntr]

bet it fires just fine. Might be a trash piece of brass after.

 

[Harvey_NW]

See that a lot in cheaper bulk brass lots, if you don't get anything out of it, it won't hurt anything to fire it. I've fired a ton to see if they form out, they don't.

 

[Oldffemt]

Send it!