Thread: Brass damage ?? Help

Originally Posted by zimmer

Not sure if you posted pics of the Winchester 150gr cases (thread now quite long) but I assume from your first posting that those cases showed absolutely no signs of the Hornady issue. In that case, when you go to the gun shop, belabour the fact that the factory Winchester gave no problems whereas the Hornady did. Take the Win brass with you.

And unfortunately (and I hope I am wrong here) be prepared to have them try and fob you off. If possible take a mate with you to just watch and listen.

Sorry, my paranoia coming thru ha ha.

Good luck.

Sweet , so I went and dropped it off to hamils on Cameron road and they aren't worried at all about the condition of the bolt and they didn't seem to want to look at the rifle , however they were concerned with the ammunition cases so I have left it with them for now and they are going to be in touch . I'm still on the fence about my rifle so I might take it to the local gunsmith for a quick once over while things are underway .


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Unfortunately the damage to your bolt face, now that the cause is known, and you have ceased using that cause and it won't get worse, is more a cosmetic issue. Still a mighty piss off though. Would gall me considerably and I would want some recognition of my anguish from the ammo supplier.

I have seen heaps of bolt faces like that and worse. Mostly rifles owned by NRA shooters who, in most cases seemed unaware or unconcerned and I would want some recognition of my anguish from the ammo retailer.

In recent years there have also been the issues with Winchester LR primers leaking badly. Some members of this forum were "victims" of those primers.

Real bad cases end up with debris going down the firing pin hole and repairs required to the bolt face and firing pin hole.

Yours shouldn't have got to that stage.

I am not trying to marginalise the issue in your case.

Run it past your gun smith when you visit him.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Unfortunately the damage to your bolt face, now that the cause is known, and you have ceased using that cause and it won't get worse, is more a cosmetic issue. Still a mighty piss off though. Would gall me considerably.

I have seen heaps of bolt faces like that and worse. Mostly rifles owned by NRA shooters who, in most cases seemed unaware or unconcerned.

In recent years there have also been the issues with Winchester LR primers leaking badly.

Real bad cases end up with debris going down the firing pin hole. Yours shouldn't have got to that stage.

Run it past your gun smith when you visit him.

Yea that's what I plan on doing I'll see how it goes


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