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How do you tell a rifle case is unsafe?
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<blockquote data-quote="justgoto" data-source="post: 339169" data-attributes="member: 17125"><p>The lower case had too much of a charge in it.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/justgoto/gun/strechedCase.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Notice the lighter color? That is where it stretched.</p><p>I will not be using that one again.</p><p></p><p>Here are the same two cases from the bottom.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/justgoto/gun/ejectorMark.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The case on the right has a protrusion where the extractor was; which is also from too much pressure.</p><p></p><p>I have only been hand-loading for about 6 months or so and have had cases I thought were good go bad. I don't think you can tell just by looking.</p><p></p><p>Every time I shoot my rifle, when I extract the case I take note if the bolt is sticky, then I clean it with my fingers feeling for cracks or whatnot while inspecting it. If I find anything remotely questionable, I get rid of it and review my procedure to determine if I am doing something wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justgoto, post: 339169, member: 17125"] The lower case had too much of a charge in it. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/justgoto/gun/strechedCase.jpg[/IMG] Notice the lighter color? That is where it stretched. I will not be using that one again. Here are the same two cases from the bottom. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/justgoto/gun/ejectorMark.jpg[/IMG] The case on the right has a protrusion where the extractor was; which is also from too much pressure. I have only been hand-loading for about 6 months or so and have had cases I thought were good go bad. I don't think you can tell just by looking. Every time I shoot my rifle, when I extract the case I take note if the bolt is sticky, then I clean it with my fingers feeling for cracks or whatnot while inspecting it. If I find anything remotely questionable, I get rid of it and review my procedure to determine if I am doing something wrong. [/QUOTE]
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