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Before I held FN responsible, I would check out how you seated your primers. If the weapon did indeed fire out of battery, then a slightly protruding primer that was ignited as the round chambered is the likely culprit. I had a friend that this happened to with a Taurus 99F back in 1992. he had purchased some once-fired 9mm brass and loaded it up, and headed to the range. What he failed to do was inspect the primer pockets before he loaded the ammo; subsequently probably 50 rounds out of the 500 or so he loaded had primers slightly protruding out from the rim of the case. As the round was fed from the magazine and began chambering, the primer contacted the breech face and ignited, causing the bottom of the magazine to blow out, and also bulging the slide and frame badly.
That is why I always, always visually inspect every reload, feeling for primer seating, and checking with a chamber gauge. If it doesn't feel right, or won't chamber, it goes in the water bucket for 2 days, then the trash. No exceptions.
I hope your hand heals up, don't worry about the nerve damage, it will heal up in time. I busted up my shoulder in an accident a couple of months ago, and lost the feeling in my left hand, it is already back so don't worry.....
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