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1/5/2013 10:33:51 AM EDT
I had this happen to me today.. Lucky everything is ok, no damage anywhere...














Thoughts?
1/5/2013 12:59:49 PM EDT
[#1]
That ain't good,my guess would be a defective case.
1/5/2013 1:24:54 PM EDT
[#2]
Youre extractor is working pretty well. I'd slow the bolt down just a tad. Get a heavier buffer or your next case will fail at the rim and you'll be pounding out the brass from the front with a mallet.
1/5/2013 2:46:24 PM EDT
[#3]





Quoted:



Youre extractor is working pretty well. I'd slow the bolt down just a tad. Get a heavier buffer or your next case will fail at the rim and you'll be pounding out the brass from the front with a mallet.



I already have a *heavy* LMT M16 Bolt and a H2 Buffer. Suggestions?


 



BTW these are my reloads, maybe that particular case got reloaded few to many times.
1/5/2013 3:53:41 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:

Quoted:
Youre extractor is working pretty well. I'd slow the bolt down just a tad. Get a heavier buffer or your next case will fail at the rim and you'll be pounding out the brass from the front with a mallet.

I already have a *heavy* LMT M16 Bolt and a H2 Buffer. Suggestions?  

BTW these are my reloads, maybe that particular case got reloaded few to many times.


I was about to ask if it was a reload or factory. That could have something to do with it.
1/5/2013 4:24:47 PM EDT
[#5]
how many times?
1/5/2013 5:50:00 PM EDT
[#6]
cant be more then 3 or 4
1/5/2013 10:07:04 PM EDT
[#7]
adjustable gas block ?
1/6/2013 3:25:03 AM EDT
[#8]
Quoted:
cant be more then 3 or 4


I'm gonna assume you made your own brass? I've had several reloads crack but been fortunate to not have this. Ever think about marking each piece of brass every time it gets reloaded so you would know when your brass may be getting thin?
1/6/2013 4:31:17 AM EDT
[#9]
How would you mark it? Sounds like a good idea.
1/6/2013 7:29:28 AM EDT
[#10]
Some folks will stamp a dimple into the head for eveytime it is reloaded. Easiest way to do that is with a hardness tester. Or you could mark it with an engraver, maybe engrave a talley mark for each time its reloaded. Lots of different ways one could come up with.
1/6/2013 8:13:54 AM EDT
[#11]
What was the Headstamp?
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