Ignition Override
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Naturally they are being thrown out. I've been reloading this for over a year.
The field gauge shows very good headspace: it allows No turning of the bolt handle.
Most cases are from factory ("7.62") Winchester or Hornady .308. The only silver nickel Winchester round used today, which also cracked after my first reload, was originally found at the range, so I used it only once (colored stripe on the case).
Is it normal with full-length resizing to see this after three or four sessions?
The powder loads are always the minimum recommended in the Lee charts, for 165-grain bullets.
Some other cases have been used over six times with no signs of cracks in the neck. Is this typical when always using min. recommended loads of powder such as 4064 or "WC852" Win. Ball Powder ("Similar to H 380"), all data taken from the Lee chart?
Only a small amount of this WC852 is left.
The field gauge shows very good headspace: it allows No turning of the bolt handle.
Most cases are from factory ("7.62") Winchester or Hornady .308. The only silver nickel Winchester round used today, which also cracked after my first reload, was originally found at the range, so I used it only once (colored stripe on the case).
Is it normal with full-length resizing to see this after three or four sessions?
The powder loads are always the minimum recommended in the Lee charts, for 165-grain bullets.
Some other cases have been used over six times with no signs of cracks in the neck. Is this typical when always using min. recommended loads of powder such as 4064 or "WC852" Win. Ball Powder ("Similar to H 380"), all data taken from the Lee chart?
Only a small amount of this WC852 is left.
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