Thread: What happened ????

Viper if you still have the case try seating a primer in it to see how it feels. Sorry if this has already been suggested.

+1 for looking at the Hornady brass. I loaded 7mm rem mag cases and one separated after only a few firings. Lucky I noticed it when I was giving the rounds a polish after loading so avoided a nasty surprise! The other cases seemed fine so guessing one weak one. I binned the lot anyway to be sure. Primer pockets were not great for tightness compared to Norma which I changed to. In fact if I hadn't of found the separating case they were due to be discarded after the next firing for that reason.

Originally Posted by r87mm

+1 for looking at the Hornady brass. I loaded 7mm rem mag cases and one separated after only a few firings. Lucky I noticed it when I was giving the rounds a polish after loading so avoided a nasty surprise! The other cases seemed fine so guessing one weak one. I binned the lot anyway to be sure. Primer pockets were not great for tightness compared to Norma which I changed to. In fact if I hadn't of found the separating case they were due to be discarded after the next firing for that reason.

I am with you mate, I got 60 rounds to go, one failure so been a trill seeker once I have these 60 shot off they are going in the bin.

Whats your neck tension like, could this projectile have slipped in a bit further, giving a "compressed " load ? I know that ya case is going to be pretty full anyway but maybe that gave a higher pressure when jumping to the lands?

Originally Posted by Dermastor

Viper if you still have the case try seating a primer in it to see how it feels. Sorry if this has already been suggested.

The primer pocket is so expanded mate you can drop it in and it has up to a 1mm free space round the outside and oval not uniform. Looks like a bull elephant has fucked a Chihuahua.