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  1. 23-03-2022, 10:04 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by 257weatherby View Post
    If you make his loads to the same coal as factory in the same pill, 2206H or 2208 will get you identical results. Biff the Winchester primers in the bin.
    Ok thanks, specifics on the Win primers?
    I know a lot but it seems less every day...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jhon View Post
    Ok thanks, specifics on the Win primers?
    They have a tendency to detonate around the side of the primer, and that leads to erosion on the face of your bolt that matches the diameter of the primers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husky1600 View Post
    They have a tendency to detonate around the side of the primer, and that leads to erosion on the face of your bolt that matches the diameter of the primers.
    Even new ones? I thought that was a problem from quite a while ago?
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  4. 23-03-2022, 10:55 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husky1600 View Post
    They have a tendency to detonate around the side of the primer, and that leads to erosion on the face of your bolt that matches the diameter of the primers.
    Same here, got some cutting in the bolt face of my .308 courtesy of them. Real bastard considering I'd just purchased 1000
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