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TheBear · October 6, 2012, 11:57 AM

Hi,
I was at the range today shooting my .308 handloads, i used fired magtech/CBC cases because a friend gave them to me. they looked ok and i had no issues resizing them.
bad suprise after firing i couldnt open the bolt of my ruger gsr because the cases where stuck...i had to hit the bolt with a rubber hammer to get it open (ruined my 200$ scope doing that..). the cases where stuck so hard that they ripped appart instead of coming out in one piece.
In 5 years of reloading I never had any issues like that with fired cases and i use everything i can find...never used magtech dough...
Can anyone tell me what the problem is with these cases?

October 6, 2012, 11:57 AM	#1
TheBear Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2011 Posts: 303	magtech/cbc .308 case problems Hi, I was at the range today shooting my .308 handloads, i used fired magtech/CBC cases because a friend gave them to me. they looked ok and i had no issues resizing them. bad suprise after firing i couldnt open the bolt of my ruger gsr because the cases where stuck...i had to hit the bolt with a rubber hammer to get it open (ruined my 200$ scope doing that..). the cases where stuck so hard that they ripped appart instead of coming out in one piece. In 5 years of reloading I never had any issues like that with fired cases and i use everything i can find...never used magtech dough... Can anyone tell me what the problem is with these cases?