Pressure?

[Stang66]

If it was just after a cleaning I once had a little oil in my chamber and it was allothe brass to slam back into the bolt face…so now I always clean the chamber with alcohol. I also always wipe my finished reloaded rounds off also with alcohol. (Of coarse if the rifle is going to be stored I oil the chamber so it won't rust.
Sounds like you may have it figured out now!
Good luck and may the bullseye gods be with you!

 

[jerry moore]

all the advice i read will not hurt if it doesn't help. Good luck

 

[UncleDano]

I don't see any ejector marks in any of the photos, although two of them are out of focus.
But your primers are not flat or cratered and looking good, so I don't see pressure signs.

 

[Ronald W Schaefer]

Chamber might be a tad loose, but I don't see anything to raise my eyebrows...just me.

 

[Mike D Texas]

I will give that a shot. Once Max HS is discovered I want to be .002 less than Max when sized?

By doing the method he explains, that will determine your headspace setting.

Look up Erik Cortina full length sizing video on YouTube. It will explain it well.

 

[Sdvldog1371]

I will give that a shot. Once Max HS is discovered I want to be .002 less than Max when sized?

A lot of folks including myself shoot for 0.002" shorter than max. I've heard of folks doing as little as 0.001" on non-hunting, and as much as 0.004" on hunting rifles.

 

[jerry moore]

my process is to make a follow-up if necessary