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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 3772560" data-attributes="member: 385"><p>Several years back I had a few 50 rd boxes of some Phillipines-made .22LR.  Had some case head blow-outs, though not near as extreme as yours.  Figured the brass recipe was on the brittle side.  Tossed 'em and went on.  Brass can develop brittleness over time.  That's what happened to a bulk box of Remington .22LR about 5 years back.  Shot some when first bought; no problems.  Shot more of same box of stuff 2-3 years later and had a few mild case head failures.  Contacted Remington.  They carried box balance back to their factory for testing.  In about a week I was contacted to hear yes, cases had become brittle.  They sent me new fresh ammo to replace.</p></blockquote><p></p>