stubbicatt
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SARuger, neat thing about the 30-30 Winchester is you can access the chamber to seat a sized case in there with your thumb, AND you can tell if the rim is seated flush to the chamber usually by looking or using feeler gages. If your shoulder is not being pressed back to "zero" on sizing, you can see it pretty easily.
An alternative that *may* work... In my 32-40 Schutezen rifle I'll use large pistol primers as they throw a milder column of sparks than rifle primers, and they are demonstrably easier to ignite. I don't remember your charge weight, but if your pressures are pretty low, you might try this. 'Course the pistol primer seats deeper in the case, and your firing pin might not reach it, but it is so easy to test for... just seat a pistol primer in an empty case, chamber it, point the rifle in a safe direction (I put the muzzle in an old comforter I use to cover an old motorcycle) and pull the trigger.
Last option, Federal primers for years had the reputation of being the "softest" primers, or easiest to ignite. Maybe try a Federal Large Rifle Primer and see what you get?
An alternative that *may* work... In my 32-40 Schutezen rifle I'll use large pistol primers as they throw a milder column of sparks than rifle primers, and they are demonstrably easier to ignite. I don't remember your charge weight, but if your pressures are pretty low, you might try this. 'Course the pistol primer seats deeper in the case, and your firing pin might not reach it, but it is so easy to test for... just seat a pistol primer in an empty case, chamber it, point the rifle in a safe direction (I put the muzzle in an old comforter I use to cover an old motorcycle) and pull the trigger.
Last option, Federal primers for years had the reputation of being the "softest" primers, or easiest to ignite. Maybe try a Federal Large Rifle Primer and see what you get?
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