Hey all! Well, I had an interestig occurence yesterday while I was shooting. I was working on some load development for my .243 Win. so I chambered the fouling round, touched the trigger, and then chambered another round. After I chambered the next round it occured to me that I needed to check the primer to see if it was flattening, the previous load was a little hot and flattening primers so I backed it off .5gr., and I noticed the primer was missing from the case and there was a raised circle on the head stamp from the hole where the ejector come out of the bolt face. This scared the shit out of me. With caution, I shot 2 more times and noticed similar pressure issues but, not quite as severe. As I sat there and scratched my head and my ass at the same time it occured to me that I didn't mop the chamber after I cleaned the barrel on this rifle. Also, I could smell Butch's and it was all over the action. Could a wet chamber cause such a severe pressure spike and is everything ok with my rifle? The only thing I could notice is an ever so slight ring in the bolt face where the primer pocket sits against it, can't hardly catch the tip of a knife blade with it! I will say this, I am grateful that neither my cousin or I were injured from this!! As always, I appreciate the help guys! Thanks!
Mike
Mike