Thread: Brass damage ?? Help

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

That's an interesting take Danny. It looked like most of his empties were OK with only a few over pressure. Could it be that the head space is too tight in the rifle and ammo within acceptable limits and variability???

OH yes and Winchester shoots fine...

Yeh that's my line of thought.
...the obvious money is on the Hornady ammunition after the readings from the likes of @7x64 and co's experiences however.

Yes it will be interesting to see. I guess there is a fair bit of variability in factory ammo. I thought though that Browning were generally more than ok with quality control BUT even the best can have a bad day...

I fail to see how to tight a headspace can cause massive overpreassure and primer failure?
I dont size my brass till it is difficult to close the bolt IE negative headspace it is a head pressfit and only have pressure problems when I push too hard or when Hornady change batch of Superformance powder....Had to drop a full grain to get back to safe....they have large batch variation and I would say that is likely the fault here.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I fail to see how to tight a headspace can cause massive overpreassure and primer failure?
I dont size my brass till it is difficult to close the bolt IE negative headspace it is a head pressfit and only have pressure problems when I push too hard or when Hornady change batch of Superformance powder....Had to drop a full grain to get back to safe....they have large batch variation and I would say that is likely the fault here.

Yes that's where I would put my money.

I have had to deal with a similar case as this some time ago. Steves wholesale were great and had things sorted very fast .

Originally Posted by Clint Ruin

I have had to deal with a similar case as this some time ago. Steves wholesale were great and had things sorted very fast .

Was there any repairs needed or anything got replaced in rifle ?


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Replaced it from memory.

Steves are good to deal with. Far better then many I could mention .

Did you buy the Browning off Hamills as well as the ammo??
If so, I'd be inclined to hand the whole kit back to Stacey and ask him to sort it all out...expecting a new rifle to be blunt.
None of this is okay, and while not even indirectly any fault of Stacey or Hamills, the import distributors have an obligation to make this right, in the name of safety if not just fairness.
Good luck mate and please keep us posted.


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By the way, it wasn't until I got into reloading myself that I realised how much risk I was subjecting myself (and friends/family etc) to, when shooting ammo I'd paid a well known NZ commercial reloader to load up for me.
We place a LOT of blind trust in ammunition manufacturers/commercial reloaders and my experience ensures I'll never trust anyone else's reloads again.

I found 6.5x55 brass in with my 7-08!! Luckily the bolt wouldn't close, alerting me to the error. Where did my other 7-08 brass go? Another customer perhaps? I'm pretty sure a 7-08 case will close in a 6.5x55 action. Gulp!

Some cases were over length and should've been trimmed.
Some loads (different brand brass) were bolt jamming hot and I blamed my shooting position when the rifle jumped almost completely out of my control with some shots...not to mention the sore shoulder.

Once I started reading up on all the basic rules of metallic reloading, I was shocked at how lucky I (or a mate) was not to have been seriously injured by his complacency.

Never again

Okidoke everyone this issue has now been resolved, the rifle was sent to the gunsmith for a check up . His measurements came up really good actually he said the headspace was at a high tolerance which is a good thing apparently and the bolt was nothing out of the ordinary. Both rifle shops that I deal with were also not concerned so there we go . All is good . Free rifle inspection and a free pack of different ammo.


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Haha

Sorry I wouldn't accept that. I would expect a replacement rifle from one of the parties involved. What would have happened if you had lost an eye or worse?

Originally Posted by nor-west

Sorry I wouldn't accept that. I would expect a replacement rifle from one of the parties involved. What would have happened if you had lost an eye or worse?

Totally

Originally Posted by nor-west

Sorry I wouldn't accept that. I would expect a replacement rifle from one of the parties involved. What would have happened if you had lost an eye or worse?

I know where you guys are coming from but Really I need to stick with the professionals opinions over the internet guys opinions. They think that the rifle is fine and I really can't see a problem myself . The gunsmith was a really experienced guy.


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Would you accept it if your car had been permanently damaged by something you had added to it?
Consumer guarantees act should see you right.
Your choice though, good luck trying to sell your rifle if you ever decide to. The bolt damage will take hundreds of dollars off the resale value, if anyone did decide to buy it.