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Question about Fire Forming 257 bobs into 257 AI
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<blockquote data-quote="watersfam" data-source="post: 2214474" data-attributes="member: 118754"><p>So I am a newby at fire forming. For any out there that fire form cartridges...</p><p></p><p>I picked up a 257 AI by sheer accident in an auction. Rifle was obviously a customized left-hand hunting rifle with a Savage 110C action when I bought it. After I received it my FFL dealer and I took it out to the range and fired a new Hornady 257 Roberts round through it. We examined the spent cartridge and notice it fire formed into an AI round.</p><p></p><p>He indicated that I needed to go out and fire form about 100 257 Bob shells and reload them for the AI with the hunting bullet of my choice. I took five boxes of cartridges out this weekend to form. of the 40 rounds I shot, one cracked at the neck as was expected, but two ruptured near the base (see photo).</p><p></p><p>Half of these were reloads and may have been too hot. The three ruptured shells (bottom 3) were all reloads. The factory loads were "silver tips" and appeared to work just fine (see #2 from top) I had to stop at two boxes because rifle was getting hot and because each time the shell ruptured at the base, the bolt could not extract the shell and I had to remove and clean the extractor and ramrod the shell out.</p><p></p><p>Are the reloads too hot or is the a problem with my headspace being to large? I don't want to ruin this nice rifle.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]278517[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="watersfam, post: 2214474, member: 118754"] So I am a newby at fire forming. For any out there that fire form cartridges... I picked up a 257 AI by sheer accident in an auction. Rifle was obviously a customized left-hand hunting rifle with a Savage 110C action when I bought it. After I received it my FFL dealer and I took it out to the range and fired a new Hornady 257 Roberts round through it. We examined the spent cartridge and notice it fire formed into an AI round. He indicated that I needed to go out and fire form about 100 257 Bob shells and reload them for the AI with the hunting bullet of my choice. I took five boxes of cartridges out this weekend to form. of the 40 rounds I shot, one cracked at the neck as was expected, but two ruptured near the base (see photo). Half of these were reloads and may have been too hot. The three ruptured shells (bottom 3) were all reloads. The factory loads were "silver tips" and appeared to work just fine (see #2 from top) I had to stop at two boxes because rifle was getting hot and because each time the shell ruptured at the base, the bolt could not extract the shell and I had to remove and clean the extractor and ramrod the shell out. Are the reloads too hot or is the a problem with my headspace being to large? I don't want to ruin this nice rifle. [ATTACH type="full"]278517[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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