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Reloading
Dented brass
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<blockquote data-quote="DRock" data-source="post: 1751220" data-attributes="member: 109187"><p>I've had this same issue with this same cartridge before and my brass looked identical to the picture posted above. I was newer to reloading and it was on a colder day and it was the first loading with a new custom 257 Wby so I started on the low end. I thought I had gun troubles. I talked to quite a few other handloaders before someone verified what has been mentioned above. Load charge was not sufficient to expand the brass and seal the chamber. I increased my powder charge and never looked back. I was using RL22. </p><p>I mentioned the colder day as it was suggested to me that this could affect minimum charges the way maximum charges could be affected on a hot day. I am not 100% sure about this but I have since changed to using powders that are more temperature stable just for reassurance that I wont have any issues due to swings in temperature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DRock, post: 1751220, member: 109187"] I've had this same issue with this same cartridge before and my brass looked identical to the picture posted above. I was newer to reloading and it was on a colder day and it was the first loading with a new custom 257 Wby so I started on the low end. I thought I had gun troubles. I talked to quite a few other handloaders before someone verified what has been mentioned above. Load charge was not sufficient to expand the brass and seal the chamber. I increased my powder charge and never looked back. I was using RL22. I mentioned the colder day as it was suggested to me that this could affect minimum charges the way maximum charges could be affected on a hot day. I am not 100% sure about this but I have since changed to using powders that are more temperature stable just for reassurance that I wont have any issues due to swings in temperature. [/QUOTE]
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