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Reloading
30-378, whats a loose primer pocket?
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 976911" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>A good test is to place a unfired primer anvil side down on the table. Take a case and push the primer pocket down on the primer. If you can push the primer in all the way in easily. It's a good time to retire the case.</p><p></p><p>Don't think the primer pockets should be loose after just three loadings. I don't load for Weatherby, but I think they are loaded pretty hot, but still that is short pocket life. I would double check the load and make sure your not seating too close to the lands. Think Weatherby has such a long throat that you couldn't get to the lands anyway, but just having the bullet set too long might be an issue with a hot load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 976911, member: 74902"] A good test is to place a unfired primer anvil side down on the table. Take a case and push the primer pocket down on the primer. If you can push the primer in all the way in easily. It's a good time to retire the case. Don't think the primer pockets should be loose after just three loadings. I don't load for Weatherby, but I think they are loaded pretty hot, but still that is short pocket life. I would double check the load and make sure your not seating too close to the lands. Think Weatherby has such a long throat that you couldn't get to the lands anyway, but just having the bullet set too long might be an issue with a hot load. [/QUOTE]
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