duck911
Member
Hi all,
I went to the range yesterday to sight in my new (to me) .17 Fireball.
To keep from paying $25 for a box of 20 rounds, I just loaded up a small 20-round batch of ammo at Ramshot's starting load:
Brand new 17 FB brass
Winchester Small Rifle primer
18.6 gr TAC
20 gr Hornady v-max
This is the minimum load listed for this powder.
Upon firing, my primers looked cratered. There were no other signs of pressure, no tough bolt lift, nothing else out of the ordinary.
I have a real hard time believing I have pressure issues at this powder charge (though I guess anything is possible). But, I have nothing else to compare these spent cases to, either.
Do you all think the more likely culprit is a slightly large firing pin hole and I am getting a little flow back into it?
If so, is it anything to even worry about?
thanks,
--Duck911
I went to the range yesterday to sight in my new (to me) .17 Fireball.
To keep from paying $25 for a box of 20 rounds, I just loaded up a small 20-round batch of ammo at Ramshot's starting load:
Brand new 17 FB brass
Winchester Small Rifle primer
18.6 gr TAC
20 gr Hornady v-max
This is the minimum load listed for this powder.
Upon firing, my primers looked cratered. There were no other signs of pressure, no tough bolt lift, nothing else out of the ordinary.
I have a real hard time believing I have pressure issues at this powder charge (though I guess anything is possible). But, I have nothing else to compare these spent cases to, either.
Do you all think the more likely culprit is a slightly large firing pin hole and I am getting a little flow back into it?
If so, is it anything to even worry about?
thanks,
--Duck911