Thread: Brass damage ?? Help

Originally Posted by P38

@pepper123

Mate there's excess pressure signs in this brass too.

Especially the bottom right hand case and 2nd down on the right have leaking primers and extractor marks in the head stamp.

Others have extractor marks in the head stamp.

I'd take all your ammo back to the supplier along with your rifle and ask for an explanation.

Can you post a photo of your bolt face.

Cheers
Pete

Please don't tell me it's fucked


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Originally Posted by pepper123

Please don't tell me it's fucked


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@pepper123

The dark ring you see around your firing pin hole has been etched into the bolt face by high pressure gasses leaking from the primers of the ammo you have shown us.
This is a direct result of the excess pressure signs we have seen in this ammo.

The bolt face may need some attention as a results.

I'd be looking to the ammo supplier to remedy this.

Cheers
Pete

Do you have a photo of the Winchester head stamps?

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Pete

Pepper, see if you clean that black ring off? If it's permanent I'd get it looked at by a gunsmith.

As an aside I had a primer blow a few months ago on a hornady case I had reloaded, it was from a super performance round.

I would be taking the rifle bolt and fired cases and any remaining live ammo back to the point of purchase for a full refund of ammo and replacement/repair of bolt.
Accept nothing less if a factory rifle and factory ammo.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Pepper, see if you clean that black ring off? If it's permanent I'd get it looked at by a gunsmith.

As an aside I had a primer blow a few months ago on a hornady case I had reloaded, it was from a super performance round.

Ok yes I attempted to clean the ring but unfortunately it is etched into the bolt face and cannot be removed by cleaning. Not happy!


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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I would be taking the rifle bolt and fired cases and any remaining live ammo back to the point of purchase for a full refund of ammo and replacement/repair of bolt.
Accept nothing less if a factory rifle and factory ammo.

What VC said

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I would be taking the rifle bolt and fired cases and any remaining live ammo back to the point of purchase for a full refund of ammo and replacement/repair of bolt.
Accept nothing less if a factory rifle and factory ammo.

Ok yes I will be doing just that tomorrow!!


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Originally Posted by pepper123

Ok yes I attempted to clean the ring but unfortunately it is etched into the bolt face and cannot be removed by cleaning. Not happy!


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Nor should you be happy.

But on a brighter note , no one got injured.

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Nor should you be happy.

But on a brighter note , no one got injured.

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Pete

Cheers yep will do


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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.

Where are you based mate, if Tauranga il come with ya if you want

Originally Posted by Gibo

Where are you based mate, if Tauranga il come with ya if you want

Ha yea in Tauranga mate , I'll b heading to Hamills Cameron rd around 4.30 today


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I'll be home by then but Stacey is a good bugger anyway, he wont fuck you around.

As the guys said take all the fired and unfired ammo and rifle with bolt etc. He will know what has gone down.

Originally Posted by Gibo

I'll be home by then but Stacey is a good bugger anyway, he wont fuck you around.

As the guys said take all the fired and unfired ammo and rifle with bolt etc. He will know what has gone down.

Yeah I've got the ammo and the bolt but no rifle so should be interesting


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