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belted magnums good bad or just ugly?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1728368" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>No Worries.</p><p></p><p>No one should go hunting dangerous game knowing that something could go wrong But unfortunately things happen. Being prepared and eliminating as many things as you can is not only smart but prudent.</p><p></p><p>I have had things charge me that intended to do me harm and being prepared saved me pain. A SAMMI chamber is not a tight chamber and is designed to except all factory loading's "BUT" that does not prevent something from fouling the chamber and hindering or preventing a round from cambering. With most game, a problem like this is just a missed opportunity. But with dangerous game it can be life altering.</p><p></p><p>Some/most of the cartridges of that time (When belted cases were designed) used Cordite powder and it had a reputation second only to black powder for fouling. Many times un-burnt powder falls in the chamber during ejection and can cause this. As stated, belts solve this 90 % of the time. With all of the new powders, this problem is not as bad but it stills exist. </p><p></p><p>In many cases, you only make a mistake one time and if you are lucky you get another chance. Chamber fouling can happen to anyone many different ways. Having new brass or checked brass for fit has nothing to do with the reason belts were designed. They were designed to chamber under the worst conditions and save lives</p><p>(Which they have). I would rather be called stupid and be alive than called brave/not prepared and be dead.</p><p></p><p>The point is, They have their place and are neither ugly or worthless. And if someone is not having good case life, they are not loading correctly or if they are consistently having problems with case head separation they don't understand the purpose of the belt and need not to have or load for one.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1728368, member: 2736"] No Worries. No one should go hunting dangerous game knowing that something could go wrong But unfortunately things happen. Being prepared and eliminating as many things as you can is not only smart but prudent. I have had things charge me that intended to do me harm and being prepared saved me pain. A SAMMI chamber is not a tight chamber and is designed to except all factory loading's "BUT" that does not prevent something from fouling the chamber and hindering or preventing a round from cambering. With most game, a problem like this is just a missed opportunity. But with dangerous game it can be life altering. Some/most of the cartridges of that time (When belted cases were designed) used Cordite powder and it had a reputation second only to black powder for fouling. Many times un-burnt powder falls in the chamber during ejection and can cause this. As stated, belts solve this 90 % of the time. With all of the new powders, this problem is not as bad but it stills exist. In many cases, you only make a mistake one time and if you are lucky you get another chance. Chamber fouling can happen to anyone many different ways. Having new brass or checked brass for fit has nothing to do with the reason belts were designed. They were designed to chamber under the worst conditions and save lives (Which they have). I would rather be called stupid and be alive than called brave/not prepared and be dead. The point is, They have their place and are neither ugly or worthless. And if someone is not having good case life, they are not loading correctly or if they are consistently having problems with case head separation they don't understand the purpose of the belt and need not to have or load for one. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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