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<blockquote data-quote="green 788" data-source="post: 631606" data-attributes="member: 3781"><p>On the Hornady brass for the 338 LM in the Savage chamber... it may be too long, and the necks hang at the case mouth... check the case length and see if they need to be trimmed a bit (not sure of the actual trim to numbers, I don't have them in front of me)...</p><p></p><p>As to the misfiring... </p><p></p><p>That "warped" washer, if it's the one I think you're referring to, is supposed to be warped... so that's good.</p><p></p><p>It's probably either a bad batch of primers (cups cast too thick), or the safety blade in the accutrigger might not be getting pulled back far enough, and the sear is glancing off it, and not allowing a clean release of the firing pin.</p><p></p><p>Take some spent cases and put some of those primers in them and just fire the primers (point the barrel into a pile of rags, or else outside in a safe direction... </p><p></p><p>Maybe with some experimenting with firing primers only (in empty brass) you can figure out what is going on.</p><p></p><p>Try another brand of primer also, in this same manner... possibly the other primers will not give misfires...</p><p></p><p>I've got an old H&R shotgun that won't shoot Federal 20 gauge shells, primers are too hard... Winchester's never fail... now that's an issue with hammer spring strength, of course... but if a lot of primers are particularly hard, they can cause this problem in an otherwise normally functioning rifle...</p><p></p><p>Dan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="green 788, post: 631606, member: 3781"] On the Hornady brass for the 338 LM in the Savage chamber... it may be too long, and the necks hang at the case mouth... check the case length and see if they need to be trimmed a bit (not sure of the actual trim to numbers, I don't have them in front of me)... As to the misfiring... That "warped" washer, if it's the one I think you're referring to, is supposed to be warped... so that's good. It's probably either a bad batch of primers (cups cast too thick), or the safety blade in the accutrigger might not be getting pulled back far enough, and the sear is glancing off it, and not allowing a clean release of the firing pin. Take some spent cases and put some of those primers in them and just fire the primers (point the barrel into a pile of rags, or else outside in a safe direction... Maybe with some experimenting with firing primers only (in empty brass) you can figure out what is going on. Try another brand of primer also, in this same manner... possibly the other primers will not give misfires... I've got an old H&R shotgun that won't shoot Federal 20 gauge shells, primers are too hard... Winchester's never fail... now that's an issue with hammer spring strength, of course... but if a lot of primers are particularly hard, they can cause this problem in an otherwise normally functioning rifle... Dan [/QUOTE]
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