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  1. 26-12-2023, 12:13 AM #1
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    How did the shoulders get that shape with the two rounds on the right ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 30.06king View Post
    How did the shoulders get that shape with the two rounds on the right ?
    Yes, how did that happen? And arriving on a hunt with three different Bullets
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    Quote Originally Posted by EmpireSafaris View Post
    Yes, how did that happen? And arriving on a hunt with three different Bullets
    Perhaps he intended to throw them at the target species ?? After all they are hand loads?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 30.06king View Post
    How did the shoulders get that shape with the two rounds on the right ?
    I suspect the seating die was set too low and was trying to crimp into a non existent groove. The result is a collapsed shoulder like you see. An overlong case can do the same thing when trying to chamber a round.
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