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Wondering when to retire .30-06 brass (sectioned brass photos included)
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<blockquote data-quote="1Moose" data-source="post: 1388795" data-attributes="member: 74044"><p>When posting this, I somehow lost a lot of the content, so attempting to edit it now....</p><p></p><p>I have a Rem 700 .30-06, and I'm wondering when to retire the brass. With the load my rifle likes, I am seeing light extractor marks occasionally, and slightly cratered primers regularly. I never have bolt lift stiffness. </p><p></p><p>I'm shooting Barnes 168 grain TTSX, 50.0 grains IMR 4064, Rem 9.5 primers, and Lapua brass. Bullets jump 0.050 inches. I'm up to 7 loadings on some of the brass, and while I've never seen any of the lightening of the brass on the exterior above the web, I was getting paranoid, so I sectioned a couple cases that I've fired 7 times as well as one that I've fired only 3 times to compare. </p><p></p><p>Would you be concerned by this? Might there be a rapid onset of a problem above the web (or anywhere) even though I'm not seeing signs of thinning at this point?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any advise you might have. Feeling like I need to back off of this load and run a new ladder test.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]88431[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]88432[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1Moose, post: 1388795, member: 74044"] When posting this, I somehow lost a lot of the content, so attempting to edit it now.... I have a Rem 700 .30-06, and I'm wondering when to retire the brass. With the load my rifle likes, I am seeing light extractor marks occasionally, and slightly cratered primers regularly. I never have bolt lift stiffness. I'm shooting Barnes 168 grain TTSX, 50.0 grains IMR 4064, Rem 9.5 primers, and Lapua brass. Bullets jump 0.050 inches. I'm up to 7 loadings on some of the brass, and while I've never seen any of the lightening of the brass on the exterior above the web, I was getting paranoid, so I sectioned a couple cases that I've fired 7 times as well as one that I've fired only 3 times to compare. Would you be concerned by this? Might there be a rapid onset of a problem above the web (or anywhere) even though I'm not seeing signs of thinning at this point? Thanks for any advise you might have. Feeling like I need to back off of this load and run a new ladder test. [ATTACH=full]88431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]88432[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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