Thread: Cratered Primer

Greetings Again,
I sure would not be in any hurry to meddle with any load that shoots that well and especially not based on the dubious art of reading primer appearance. I suggest that once the current pandemonium has subsided find someone with a chronograph and chronograph the load. This will tell you if the pressure is hot or not. I believe from a previous thread that you may be neck sizing your cases. 22-250 cases become tight in the chamber quite quickly due to case taper so if you are getting two loads or more before full length sizing becomes necessary then pressures are moderate. Federal .308 cases are indeed heavy with reduced capacity but Federal .223 cases are the lightest available. A shiny rub mark due to high pressure would show up on most cases but I just don't see one in the photo.
Grandpamac.