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| what does the chamber finish look like? maybe it needs to go back to Taurus for some extra finishing. |
| Posts: 110 | Location: Minden , Nebraska | Registered: 23 July 2004 |
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| was out sighting in my raging bull 454 this weekend. I was shooting hornady 300 xtp mags. A very strong load (1600+ fps) and surprisingly consistant, each 3 shot group left one ragged hole in the target at 45 yards. I'm very happy with this load except I have to litteraly pound the empty brass out of the cylander. Any one have any tricks to stop this with out going to weaker loads?
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| Posts: 87 | Location: eastern Nebraska | Registered: 16 February 2004 |
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| Yeah, only two things to cause it, chamber or too hot of a load. Does the brass stick with a lighter load? |
| Posts: 4068 | Location: Bakerton, WV | Registered: 01 September 2003 |
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| OK, I cleaned the hell outa the cylinder so we'll see what happens. I really doubt that will solve anything. Upon further inspection of the brass that was sticking I noticed that they are bulged at the bottom. Now a few months ago I was shooting the same loads, these empties don't stick near as bad. Could Hornady have passed on some bad brass? Maybe I just got a bad box of shells. I'm going out this after noon to shoot with a different box of shells(exact load), however they were right next to each other on the shelf so I might not learn anything. we'll see
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| Posts: 87 | Location: eastern Nebraska | Registered: 16 February 2004 |
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| Brass certainly varies from brand to brand and even lot to lot.Thickness and hardness can vary.Chambers can also vary in dimensions and surface finish. Solution - harder and thicker brass, lower pressure loads. Rough chambers can be polished , go easy here since you are changing chamber dimensions and polish fore and aft . |
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