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So, I am hoping to figure out if this is normal or not. I have a Tikka rifle in 30-06. It by far is my favorite hunting rifle. I've had it for about 7 years. I have kept most of the brass from shooting factory rounds, little over 250 cases. I am looking to reload them, and I notice something odd to me. Just up from the head of the case, there is a raised ring over around 1/2 of the case. I have included a pic. This is not present on the new unfired factory cartridge. This ring is on all once fired brass, regardless of manufacturer. This seems to have been an issue from day one, but it's hard to see unless you're inspecting it closely. I have reloaded some in the past, never ran across this before. I'm assuming a full length resizing die might work the brass a little hard and reduce it's life due to the buldge?
So, is the chamber loose?
Are these safe to reload?
Why is it only on 1/2 of the case?
Any thoughts or wisdom would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan
So, I am hoping to figure out if this is normal or not. I have a Tikka rifle in 30-06. It by far is my favorite hunting rifle. I've had it for about 7 years. I have kept most of the brass from shooting factory rounds, little over 250 cases. I am looking to reload them, and I notice something odd to me. Just up from the head of the case, there is a raised ring over around 1/2 of the case. I have included a pic. This is not present on the new unfired factory cartridge. This ring is on all once fired brass, regardless of manufacturer. This seems to have been an issue from day one, but it's hard to see unless you're inspecting it closely. I have reloaded some in the past, never ran across this before. I'm assuming a full length resizing die might work the brass a little hard and reduce it's life due to the buldge?
So, is the chamber loose?
Are these safe to reload?
Why is it only on 1/2 of the case?
Any thoughts or wisdom would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan