Thread: Federal brass primer pockets??

They are honking
2850 from 18” barrel 145gn yes I did have a crony

And yes they are warm loads
But the cases look awesome to the eye
Exactly the same as a factory round fired in this rifle

I really don’t think it’s pressure related or if it is it’s because the brass isn’t good enough quality to handle the jandel

I normally use lapuas or norma and ive never seen that with ether of those brands and ive had some bloody hot loads over the years Obviously you back off Considerably from these once you start getting signs of pressure but I have never ever loosened a primer pocket on the 1st fireing even with very high pressure

The signs I mainly look for is ejector burr or swipe
And tight bolt lift if I get ether of those i back off
I don’t trust primers as a Indicator as I have found major inconsistencies of how primers show
Obviously if there’s gas leaking arround the primer that’s a hole Different story
But that generally comes well after ejector swipe and bolt lift which would have already been backed off


None if these loads had any of that apart from the 3 ive already chucked out which showed some light ejector marks