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Primer blow-out damaged my bolt face
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 674617" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The first thing I would recomend is to go to a good smith and have him check head space.</p><p></p><p>This should show if you have any bolt lug setback if you have more than .002 thousandths head space I would have the bolt dye checked and make sure that everything is ok as Broz mentioned.</p><p></p><p>If the head space is .004 or more Don't wast your time or money on it, just get a new bolt </p><p>and have it head spaced by a good smith.</p><p></p><p>Your bolt may be fine though and all you need to do is reexamine your load and make the </p><p>proper corrections.</p><p></p><p>Some Things that could cause a blown primer are= Lose primer pockets, using to a hot primer </p><p>with a load that calls for a standard primer, wrong powder for the bullet weight, Bullets seated </p><p>to close or against the lands Brass with to many loads on them,Or even a listed max load in </p><p>some chambers.</p><p></p><p>The primer in the load you pictured was not smashed, so I would expect that it was the magnum</p><p>primer used (They have thicker cups and don't flatten as much as standard primers) and/or the</p><p>primer pocket was lose.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 674617, member: 2736"] The first thing I would recomend is to go to a good smith and have him check head space. This should show if you have any bolt lug setback if you have more than .002 thousandths head space I would have the bolt dye checked and make sure that everything is ok as Broz mentioned. If the head space is .004 or more Don't wast your time or money on it, just get a new bolt and have it head spaced by a good smith. Your bolt may be fine though and all you need to do is reexamine your load and make the proper corrections. Some Things that could cause a blown primer are= Lose primer pockets, using to a hot primer with a load that calls for a standard primer, wrong powder for the bullet weight, Bullets seated to close or against the lands Brass with to many loads on them,Or even a listed max load in some chambers. The primer in the load you pictured was not smashed, so I would expect that it was the magnum primer used (They have thicker cups and don't flatten as much as standard primers) and/or the primer pocket was lose. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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