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Old March 11, 2013, 12:23 PM   #3
F. Guffey
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I no longer shoot this ammo, I know it is old, I have pulled the bullets, saved the powder and bullets then formed 30/06 cases to 8mm57 cases, all the problems went away. Number one, I shake the case to detect loose powder, if the powder is loose it only means the powder is loose on the bullet end, it does not guarantee the powder is not caked on the primer end, with that old ammo I would not pull the trigger then immediately open the bolt if there was a failure to fire.

No one can imagine the effect of pulling the trigger on a case with caked powder next to the bullet, I was given one of those ,you bet, no problem, and he is one of the best reloaders in South Texas, three boxes of the ugliest reloads I have ever seen. Not much room for forgiveness when the rifle was a 30/40 Crag with one locking lug.

I epoxied the cases into case trays, at the time I had little concern for those that were desperate for cases.

F. Guffey

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