Which Salem are you?
IMO, Hornady brass is soft.
I see no cause for concern in your powder tracks on your necks. When I have powder tracks going down the shoulder and continuing down the case, then I have a problem and I examine it closely.
If you are on your 2nd or 3rd firing of some of these cases, have you annealed?
Post your chrony data with your load specs please.
Here's an example of necks from a 338 Edge shot last winter. Each one has at least 3x firing and has been annealed at least once:
IMO, Hornady brass is soft.
I see no cause for concern in your powder tracks on your necks. When I have powder tracks going down the shoulder and continuing down the case, then I have a problem and I examine it closely.
If you are on your 2nd or 3rd firing of some of these cases, have you annealed?
Post your chrony data with your load specs please.
There's a huge difference between those two powders in my rifles.I've tried rl26 and N570
Here's an example of necks from a 338 Edge shot last winter. Each one has at least 3x firing and has been annealed at least once: