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TIGHTEN PRIMER POCKETS, here's how.
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 3006699" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Well, I've already done as I wish. So too late to help me with that advice.</p><p></p><p>Any primer pocket can leak, if it's experienced abusive pressure. A primer pocket that's been tightened up is no more apt to leak than a virgin primer pocket, IMO, when exposed to equal pressures. Never had one of mine leak. Never had anyone else post in this thread they've had one leak after tightening up the pocket, solely because they tightened up the primer pocket. </p><p></p><p>I've tightened up many primer pockets in different cartridge casings over the years. Probably more than anyone that's posted in this thread to date. Yes, I have an inkling how much 50K - 60K is in front of my face. Not that it's pertinent...</p><p></p><p>Are you the first guy over the entire duration of this thread, 249 posts, to say you experienced a serious, dangerous, injurious release of gas from a primer pocket, SOLELY because you tightened up the primer pocket using this method? You never say that. Said they'll all leak, sooner or later. You hinted about scary stuff that could result with 50K-60K psi pressure in front of a face. Never said you had tightened a primer pocket and then had that primer pocket release gas, while shooting that casing within normal, safe operating pressure. I think we all know it's possible. Not unheard of, even with virgin primer pockets. If a casing has experienced pressures sufficient to loosen the virgin primer pocket in the first place, and it continues operating at those pressures after tightening the primer pocket, it's certainly possible to experience gas leakage. </p><p></p><p>Anyone experienced a negative consequence any worse than the negative consequences associated with firing a casing that hasn't had the primer pocket tightened up?</p><p></p><p>Reading some of the posts in this thread, you'd think folk that have tightened primer pockets would have lost their fingers, eyesight, and eyebrows long ago. Which begs the question... how they're able to continue posting in this thread without eyesight and fingers? </p><p></p><p>If a guy wants to be really really really safe; eliminate any and all dangers, hazards, and injuries associated with exposure to 50K - 60K psi pressures? Maybe stop shooting rifles that commonly, safely operate at those pressures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 3006699, member: 4191"] Well, I've already done as I wish. So too late to help me with that advice. Any primer pocket can leak, if it's experienced abusive pressure. A primer pocket that's been tightened up is no more apt to leak than a virgin primer pocket, IMO, when exposed to equal pressures. Never had one of mine leak. Never had anyone else post in this thread they've had one leak after tightening up the pocket, solely because they tightened up the primer pocket. I've tightened up many primer pockets in different cartridge casings over the years. Probably more than anyone that's posted in this thread to date. Yes, I have an inkling how much 50K - 60K is in front of my face. Not that it's pertinent... Are you the first guy over the entire duration of this thread, 249 posts, to say you experienced a serious, dangerous, injurious release of gas from a primer pocket, SOLELY because you tightened up the primer pocket using this method? You never say that. Said they'll all leak, sooner or later. You hinted about scary stuff that could result with 50K-60K psi pressure in front of a face. Never said you had tightened a primer pocket and then had that primer pocket release gas, while shooting that casing within normal, safe operating pressure. I think we all know it's possible. Not unheard of, even with virgin primer pockets. If a casing has experienced pressures sufficient to loosen the virgin primer pocket in the first place, and it continues operating at those pressures after tightening the primer pocket, it's certainly possible to experience gas leakage. Anyone experienced a negative consequence any worse than the negative consequences associated with firing a casing that hasn't had the primer pocket tightened up? Reading some of the posts in this thread, you'd think folk that have tightened primer pockets would have lost their fingers, eyesight, and eyebrows long ago. Which begs the question... how they're able to continue posting in this thread without eyesight and fingers? If a guy wants to be really really really safe; eliminate any and all dangers, hazards, and injuries associated with exposure to 50K - 60K psi pressures? Maybe stop shooting rifles that commonly, safely operate at those pressures. [/QUOTE]
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