This a Primer or Trigger issue?

[CenterX]

Hmmm. Has the manufacure had any other complaints?

Once had a cracked firing pin that intermittently worked. It was on a lever action.

Also had spring issues with a new spring as well. Took the old one and lined it up next to the new one and lo and behold the new one was a tad shorter. Put the old one back in and the problem went away.

[CenterX]

Got to run. I hope you get it solved.

[HK Dave]

Don't have any 308 specific gauges so tried to measure a best as I could with a caliper (probably horrific measurements).

-Ammo that didn't go bang: Shoulder 1.557 to 1.717
-Factory ammo: Shoulder 1.567-1.712

You know what, it's time to pick up everything I need to press my own 308, this is getting stupid. :P Got everything loaded on my Brownells cart.. now to figure out bushings for my Redding Type S dies. Course the precision mic is back-ordered.

[Pacilander]

My vote is still primer! But it's always a good idea to hand load when able. Not the best time to start though lol.

I am still curious who made the loads.

[cowboyup]

You can use the hornady headspace gauge with a caliper in place of the case mic. Great call on reloading. Forrester makes great precision dies and bushings too. Might be easier to get. Have several sets of the redding and Forrester and they both rock. Best of luck compadre. Glad your considering the reloading hobby too.

[xrMike]

I see some cratering in the primers that went off. I forget what that means, hot loads?

[Bill Steele]

I see some cratering in the primers that went off. I forget what that means, hot loads?

Yes, hot.

[hanover67]

The primers in the two unfired cases look as though thry are seated high in the pockets. If so, perhaps the firing pin pushed them in further, and they absorbed some of the impact in movement. They were dented, but not enough to crush the anvil. Still, several repeated firings should have set them off. I'd be curious enough to dis-assemble a couple to see what I could learn from this batch of ammo. And, I'll bet the manufacturer would like to know also so the problem isn't repeated.

[Heretodaygonetomorrow]

2X on the high primers.

But the successive strikes should have set them off.

I'd say what you have there is defective primers.

Ammo that has been stuck several times and has not gone off is dangerous in it's current condition. Each time a primer is stuck, it becomes more sensitive, and there is the possibility that it could go off, without much of a strike.

I'd recommend pulling the bullets on a couple to verify that there is powder present. Could be the round was loaded without powder, and the bullet was so tightly crimped that the primer going off did not budge it from the casing.

If there is powder present, you need to deactivate the rounds to make them safe before shipping or storing them.

[bruceflinch]

O/P, If you do decide to pull any bullets, DON"T use a kinetic puller, use a collet puller. Kinetic puller could cause one of the dented primers to fire.

Good time to own a collet puller!
Good luck.

[HK Dave]

Ammo maker sending me a UPS label. Said they will change out the primers. I had no idea you could change primers on a loaded round... how interesting.

[joelogic]

You can't. They will either replace the ammo or break them down and reload them.

[Bill Steele]

Ammo maker sending me a UPS label. Said they will change out the primers. I had no idea you could change primers on a loaded round... how interesting.

Stand up vendor.

[HK Dave]

Hope the bullets don't get scratched on the pull. :P

I wonder how long this will take. ::sigh::

Yep, def time to order dies for 308.