The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Deep Scratches on Sides of Cases

Huck1969 · November 9, 2010, 10:51 AM

Thanks 7J7-
I'm off to Home Depot today to buy a set of them as they would be handy to have anyway, whether I use them or not on this rifle. It is frustrating that there is no visual evidence of burrs, yet somehow these deep scratches are occurring, just as in your photos. Since the gun fires fine, I could hope that this will change after firing several hundred rounds but that's too many cases badly scratched, for a reloader to accept. Also I would not expect the soft brass of a case to do much to file off a steel burr in the chambering and ejecting process.

Jim

November 9, 2010, 10:51 AM	#9
Huck1969 Member Join Date: December 9, 2009 Posts: 28	Thanks 7J7- I'm off to Home Depot today to buy a set of them as they would be handy to have anyway, whether I use them or not on this rifle. It is frustrating that there is no visual evidence of burrs, yet somehow these deep scratches are occurring, just as in your photos. Since the gun fires fine, I could hope that this will change after firing several hundred rounds but that's too many cases badly scratched, for a reloader to accept. Also I would not expect the soft brass of a case to do much to file off a steel burr in the chambering and ejecting process. Jim __________________ Huck Vietnam Veteran Linebacker Two