Hornady Superformance flattened primers

[Smellydog]

Do you carry a hammer around to open your bolt, or just use a handy rock?

Nope, bolt always opened normally. That would be silly.

 

[DavyG]

thanks for the thoughts guys. Im confident that theres no other signs, it just running hot. I'm just working through a few boxes of factory copper so its not the end of the world.

Copper = Pipes
Lead = Bullets
Rant over
DG

 

[VSS]

Copper = Pipes
Lead = Bullets
Rant over
DG

It'll be plastic bullets next, going by the current trend:
Lead, formerly pipes, now bullets.
Copper, pipes, becoming bullets.
Alkathene, pipes, next generation of bullets?

 

[Foxyboy43]

Copper = Pipes
Lead = Bullets
Rant over
DG

Attaboy!

 

[Foxyboy43]

It'll be plastic bullets next, going by the current trend:
Lead, formerly pipes, now bullets.
Copper, pipes, becoming bullets.
Alkathene, pipes, next generation of bullets?

Plastic bullets have been here in NI for 40 years or more - not deer legal but very useful on “vermin”……..

Google Search

g.co

 

[DavyG]

Plastic bullets have been here in NI for 40 years or more - not deer legal but very useful on “vermin”……..

Google Search

g.co

I think they were first used in 1973, but were later replaced with the rubber bullet.
Bloody sore too…
DG

 

[Foxyboy43]

I think they were first used in 1973, but were later replaced with the rubber bullet.
Bloody sore too…
DG

Just remembered I knew a twonk guy in East Belfast back then who had a very painful unusual way of collecting them…..

 

[Bowland blades]

Hard to tell, thats the only pressure sign. they do market them as increased velocity ect. so they will no doubt be a hotter load.

May just avoid rest of box, just switched to a .270 from 6.5x55. I'm using some factory until I find a copper bullet that I Iike and build some brass reserves ,then will load.

Barnes TTSX 100 grain if you have faster than 1-8.5 you could go up some but there is no need the 100 will go through a stag breaking both shoulders at 300 yards ! Best of all good for all UK deer because expansion is very reliable through muntjac / CWD close in up to big Stags at good range