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Problems w/Norma ammo - need advice
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<blockquote data-quote="shogi" data-source="post: 2101817" data-attributes="member: 18596"><p>I'm really sorry for the long delay. Finally got back home yesterday (been more than a month out of town) and the first thing I did was to finish pulling the bullets out of 40 rounds (numbered each bullet to match to the same case later), removed the primers from the first 20. </p><p>I weighed every round twice with different scales to confirm charge weights and the charges seemed good, varied 72-73 grains. </p><p>Powder looked good, flowed easy, no colour variations or rust inside but I know that doesn't mean it isn't good. Looked at the primers but honestly, I have no idea what a good or bad one looks like, only know what they look like when they are shot. </p><p>Weighed the bullets and they were pretty much bang on at 181 grains (180 Oryx).</p><p>Tallied up all the powder charge weights and divided by 20 and came up with 72.5. </p><p>Resized all brass and loaded the first 20 with new primers (Federal Gold match large rifle magnum 215) and then charged with 72.5 grains of the powder I removed from the first 20.</p><p>Then prepped the cases of the next 20, charged them with 78 grains of H1000 (2 grains shy of max load according to Hornady 10th edition) and they still have the old primers which I never removed. Loaded all bullets into their corresponding cases.</p><p>I'll be heading out tomorrow, weather permitting, to chrony each round and record the data and find out which was the problem, powder or primer. </p><p>Let me know me if I missed anything.</p><p>Going to go have a good drink and chill.</p><p>It's been a crappy month. </p><p>Have a great night everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shogi, post: 2101817, member: 18596"] I’m really sorry for the long delay. Finally got back home yesterday (been more than a month out of town) and the first thing I did was to finish pulling the bullets out of 40 rounds (numbered each bullet to match to the same case later), removed the primers from the first 20. I weighed every round twice with different scales to confirm charge weights and the charges seemed good, varied 72-73 grains. Powder looked good, flowed easy, no colour variations or rust inside but I know that doesn’t mean it isn’t good. Looked at the primers but honestly, I have no idea what a good or bad one looks like, only know what they look like when they are shot. Weighed the bullets and they were pretty much bang on at 181 grains (180 Oryx). Tallied up all the powder charge weights and divided by 20 and came up with 72.5. Resized all brass and loaded the first 20 with new primers (Federal Gold match large rifle magnum 215) and then charged with 72.5 grains of the powder I removed from the first 20. Then prepped the cases of the next 20, charged them with 78 grains of H1000 (2 grains shy of max load according to Hornady 10th edition) and they still have the old primers which I never removed. Loaded all bullets into their corresponding cases. I’ll be heading out tomorrow, weather permitting, to chrony each round and record the data and find out which was the problem, powder or primer. Let me know me if I missed anything. Going to go have a good drink and chill. It’s been a crappy month. Have a great night everyone. [/QUOTE]
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