Yesterday my family and some friends were doing some shooting and I had a scary experience. I was shooting my Savage .17, that I've shot many times before. I almost always shoot Hornadys 17 grain out of it, but I was getting low so I switched to federals. In the past, the federals have misfired numerous times, which is why I never use them. So one of my shots, I pulled the trigger and it just clicked. Assuming just another misfire, I ejected the shell and jacked another one in. Just as I was getting ready to shoot my brother stopped me and told me to hold on. The shell that I jacked out, was actually just the casing with the powder still in it. The bullet itself had gotten lodged into the front of my barrel (closest to the bolt). Had my brother not noticed, I would've shot, probly turning a good day into a bad one pretty fast. Has anyone else ever had this happen? I plan on sending Federal all of these pictures and seeing if this is common. The federals are the only shells that do this.