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mrawesome22 · October 15, 2006, 06:39 PM

I loaded up some 50 grain V-Max's this weekend for my 22.250 Remington 700 VLS. My Hornady data says 36.4 grains of Varget is max. Hodgdon says 37.5 is max. So I loaded 5 cartridges at 36.4 grains .060" off rifling. I also loaded 5 with 36.4 grains .030" off rifling. Of the .060" off rifling, 1 out of the 5 had a flattened primer. Of the .030" off rifling, 3 out of 5 had flattened primers. Bolt lift was normal and the only thing I could find was the flattened primers. Should I back off the charge a little? Is this even a cause for concern? I really liked this .030" off rifling load. It is super accurate. I don't want to mess with it unless there is just cause for it. Am I flirting with disaster? Could it just be that my gun is strong enough to handle this load and the primers aren't? Your comments are very much appreciated.

October 15, 2006, 06:39 PM	#1
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Flattened primers cause for concern? I loaded up some 50 grain V-Max's this weekend for my 22.250 Remington 700 VLS. My Hornady data says 36.4 grains of Varget is max. Hodgdon says 37.5 is max. So I loaded 5 cartridges at 36.4 grains .060" off rifling. I also loaded 5 with 36.4 grains .030" off rifling. Of the .060" off rifling, 1 out of the 5 had a flattened primer. Of the .030" off rifling, 3 out of 5 had flattened primers. Bolt lift was normal and the only thing I could find was the flattened primers. Should I back off the charge a little? Is this even a cause for concern? I really liked this .030" off rifling load. It is super accurate. I don't want to mess with it unless there is just cause for it. Am I flirting with disaster? Could it just be that my gun is strong enough to handle this load and the primers aren't? Your comments are very much appreciated.