Blown Wolf primer

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I don't think any primer manufacturer is perfect. I've seen 40 cent a piece CCI primers fail and ruin very expensive bolts. In fact, the same day I saw it happen at a match in Reno, it happened at another match on the east coast. Anyway, again, problems can occur with any manufacturer's primers.

I Concur 100% - Every manufacture has a QT problem at some time. I am not trying to bash Wolf. Just wanted to know if others had problems with any batch numbers.
My primers –
Wolf Small Rifle Magnum – NCSRM – 8/09 manufacture date

I think this problem arose because of me. Operator error. Fast burning powder, thicker / smaller volume military once fired brass loaded to my spec -Very Hot load with magnum primers - 16” barreled CAR AR15 1/9 twist. I fired 30 rounds total at 100yards to sight in with a freshly rebuilt TA11 and new #19 ARMS mount (My old #19 got bent some how in long term storage and would not hold zero. I’ve never heard of anyone having problems with a 19 before). It took me 150 rounds in 2 prior weekends to figure that one out. I was using Black Hills Blue box 62 grain that was given to me - Operator error again. I thought it was my freshly rebuilt TA11 with new recital.
Now - Wolf primers and hot load - 20 rounds for good 100 yard Zero with a front mount bipod then 10 round group - 1.625” approximately – Good enough for me now.
The empty cases looked good no sign of primer bulge or a distressed case.
17 years before 55gr Black Hills Red box .625” groups +/- .125" with me shooting 10 rounds with a bipod.
I gave all my loaded brass to my friend. He has a Remington 700 with a 223 Wylde chamber . He said he’ll shoot some and report back.

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Up-date if anyone is stile interested. I gave the loaded brass to my friend to try out in his Remington 700 - .223 Wylde 18” barrel – Varmint control tool. He fired 50 rounds with no incident. Cases looked good - no signs of distress / no bulging primers - Good.

My final assessment – I made the ***–sumption of the load being too hot. It is hot but acceptable after analysis of other spent cases. I did not find or look for the original case or cases in which the primer came apart causing parts to lodge themselves in my lower receiver. (I didn’t pull my lower assembly apart until I got home from the event) Since don’t have the original damaged case / cases, no assessment can be made. Bad primer, miss-measured powder / loading machine malfunction, reloader / Operator error - who frgin knows but no other mishaps. With out further data – No conclusion can be made SO I will not pull the bullets out of the remaining cases but use the ammo for practice / plinking. For future LESA or 3 Gun events, I will use store bought ammo until I get my reloading equipment up and running again. I currently have 2 Dillon 550B in storage - One donated to me and the other I purchased years ago. I just need to make work space that is designated and un-cluttered. My wife is (Lets just say) going to be difficult when I start to update our guest bed room for – lets say (OUR re-loading equipment).
Thank you for all of the input. If I have another occurrences with the ammo, I will repost.

[8mmFMJ]

If the brass with stretched primer pockets is shot through a bolt action (rem 700), the loose primer pockets won't be noticed. bolt actions hold the cartridge in battery until you unlock it so if there is a bad case you might not notice until it starts banging around in a semi auto.

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Thank you – Didn’t lose the entire primer – Only primer pieces in the lower. The pieces looked as if the center had blown out of the primer caused from an overly hot load.