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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: aorams on May 07, 2015, 05:17:21 PM

Title: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: aorams on May 07, 2015, 05:17:21 PM: Hi Forum,

While inspecting my fired cases I found this. These are Winchester Large Magnum Rifle Primers igniting 77.2 Grains of H1000 pushing a 180 grain Accubond Bullet. Anyone seen the discoloration I have in the two cases on the right? Should this be any cause for concern?

Thank you very much!
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: mountainman on May 07, 2015, 05:51:23 PM: Need more info..how many time reloaded?
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: Spawnstar on May 07, 2015, 06:38:29 PM: I would reload those 4 again and mark the two that have the discolored primers and see if it does it again.
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: MP123 on May 08, 2015, 07:29:52 AM: It looks almost like corrosion on the primers. Odd that none of it is on the case itself. I would look into it further though...
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: magnumb on May 08, 2015, 07:58:31 AM: Quote from: MP123 on May 08, 2015, 07:29:52 AM
It looks almost like corrosion on the primers. Odd that none of it is on the case itself. I would look into it further though...

:yeah:.........my thought, as well.

Gases from primer leaks have been black/dark/etc.......in my experience.

Is it possible that there's corrosion on the bolt face which was then transferred to the primers upon firing.....?
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 08, 2015, 08:07:00 AM: Resize them and seat a new primer... you should he able to tell if the primer pocket is too loose to hold the new primer adequately.
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Post by: 300rum on May 08, 2015, 10:18:18 AM: Did you put them in a leather belt or leather ammo holder or something?
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Post by: 300rum on May 08, 2015, 10:20:09 AM: Looks like verdigris, not primer flow.
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: Yondering on May 08, 2015, 01:11:46 PM: Yep, corrosion causes the green color.

That has nothing to do with leaky primer pockets.
Title: Re: Leaky Primer Pocket?
Post by: 2labs on May 08, 2015, 01:18:03 PM: Quote from: Yondering on May 08, 2015, 01:11:46 PM
Yep, corrosion causes the green color.

That has nothing to do with leaky primer pockets.

Here's one that was left in my hunting pants for a year.