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Old 10-21-2016, 11:13   #7
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Glad your safe man.

Investigate that primer further. Case head separation indeed. These things are very difficult to diagnose from pics. I see over pressure issues, what looks like slightly out of battery, and a primer firing pin deformation that looks suspiciously deep. (Is it pierced?) Makes me wonder what they were using for the primer. Did the projectile leave the barrel or is it stuck in there?

Start pulling bullets from the remaining rounds and weighing the charges. Try to determine powder type or call the manufacturer. Should give you some indication if they were flirting with top loads consistently or if it was an accident.

You were lucky it went down how it did with a highpressure slow vent as oppose to all at once, without a total separation. Saved your face.

Eye pro, eye pro...always!

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