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griz · April 17, 2014, 12:10 PM

The Contender can have lock up issues with long cases. Since it's a 256, I would bet that we're talking non-factory brass, which might be too long. Maybe take a 357 case and cut it way back, prime it, and see if pops?

April 17, 2014, 12:10 PM	#3
griz Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2000 Location: Middle Peninsula, VA Posts: 1,588	The Contender can have lock up issues with long cases. Since it's a 256, I would bet that we're talking non-factory brass, which might be too long. Maybe take a 357 case and cut it way back, prime it, and see if pops?