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Range Report factory ammo blowing primers

Belisarius

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Apr 30, 2007
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I have a friend Who shoots an FN SPR in 308, he shoots factory ammunition.
With this ammo and only this one he gets 2 or 3 blown primers out of a box. I was shooting his rifle today and got this, the primer freely goes in and out of the pocket. Firing the shot I couldn't tell the primer blew out. I've had my fair share of blown primers and firing the round I always new the primer was out, but not this time. Because the primer pocket is so big, I'm guessing pressure?
Any thoughts?
Thank you!


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Looks like gas is leaking around the primers also. Might be a problem with the ammo

I don't see any ejector marks either. Primers may be very loose from the factory
 
Nosler ammo is horrid...I’ve also seen pressure signs across multiple .308 S/A rifles I own and have owned with their “Match” 168g stuff. Groups would typically 2-3 MOA at 100 (fed GMM would shoot 1 MOA by comparison with zero pressure signs). Ejection patterns at 1-2 o’clock, all unsuppressed (never bothered shooting that crap with a can on)

Advise your buddy to run diff ammo.