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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
primers flattening with no other signs of pressure?
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<blockquote data-quote="rammac" data-source="post: 2043950" data-attributes="member: 27761"><p>Why would you assume that the primer pocket isn't an issue when you use a different primer, it would suggest just the opposite to me. Which Federal primers did you use? Primer cups can have slightly different hardness and diameter. Maybe the Federal primers are just slightly larger in diameter or maybe they are harder material. Most primer cups are made from cartridge brass but how they were shaped, quenched, and sized during manufacturing will change their hardness. Depending the difference between priming compounds you could have reduced the primer's energy which reduced the cartridge's pressure. Who knows?</p><p></p><p>Like several people have said, I don't expect that you are pushing the rifle beyond the safe range and if it were my rifle I'd probably change my shoulder bump a little, test for groups, and then continue on with life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rammac, post: 2043950, member: 27761"] Why would you assume that the primer pocket isn't an issue when you use a different primer, it would suggest just the opposite to me. Which Federal primers did you use? Primer cups can have slightly different hardness and diameter. Maybe the Federal primers are just slightly larger in diameter or maybe they are harder material. Most primer cups are made from cartridge brass but how they were shaped, quenched, and sized during manufacturing will change their hardness. Depending the difference between priming compounds you could have reduced the primer's energy which reduced the cartridge's pressure. Who knows? Like several people have said, I don't expect that you are pushing the rifle beyond the safe range and if it were my rifle I'd probably change my shoulder bump a little, test for groups, and then continue on with life. [/QUOTE]
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