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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
Those marks are from crimping, I don't think the brass is hitting the leade.- Jim B in CO
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
There are basically no ejector marks on the other eight pieces of brass. (If there are they're very, very faint.) Five of the other eight pieces of brass were loaded 1/10 of a grain lighter, at 43.3 grains of N140.- Jim B in CO
- Post #15
- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
How do I tell/measure if I'm pushing the shoulder back too far?- Jim B in CO
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
I only FL size when I notice the bolt getting a little difficult to open (to save wear and tear on the brass and, hopefully, produce more accurate ammo by neck-sizing). Yeah, I noticed the ejector mark, too. It's right in line with/behind the split, so I think the case head may have gotten...- Jim B in CO
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
I think you're correct. I'm going to fire my Federal .308 brass no more than four times, then toss it in the scrap pile. Doesn't seem like much to get out of a bolt gun, but I'd definitely rather be safe than sorry. Not trying to start an argument, but I don't think I'm too impressed with...- Jim B in CO
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
Thanks for all the replies! That's a good point. After I full-length sized the cases, I checked the length on several (but not all) of them. All the cases I checked were within spec., so I went ahead and loaded them. I'll check the length on the failed case and see if it's okay. BTW, I...- Jim B in CO
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- Forum: Reloading Depot
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What did I do wrong? (Case failure.)
I was at the range today shooting some .308 out of my R700 (SPS Stainless with no modifications). On the ninth round I noticed the bolt was a bit more difficult to open than the other rounds. It didn't take long to determine the cause - the case had split on one side. It's FGMM brass (not...- Jim B in CO
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168gr SMK at 1000 yards
Re: 168gr SMK at 1000 yards Newbie question: How well do the 190 grain SMKs work in .308 at 800+ yards?- Jim B in CO
- Post #43
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
