Help with y 25.06 Ai

[Forest Walker]

I finally found a load that shoots very good in my 25.06 AI. Unfortunately I had a hard Getting the action to break open after each shot. As I looked at the primers I noticed that the primer had flowed into the firing pin hole completely eliminating the dent in the primer. I was shooting 60grs. of IMR 4831, 100 grn Partitions and a CCI 250 Primer. If I figured right this is 1.5 grains below max..

    * Is this to much pressure OR..

    * Is this a head space issue OR...

    * Could it be because I forgot to clean the lube of the case after resizing?

 Should I drop down to a large rifle primer and if so how much will it effect things? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

[sweetwyominghome]

It could be a combination of the things you mention.

First, leaving lube on the cases or oil in the chamber is a big NO-NO with the single shots. But your load is "up there" and may well be over max for your particular gun regardless of the lube/oil.

I'd drop the charge about 5 grains, clean and dry the chamber (swab w/ acetone) and make sure the cases are free of lube.

Load up a couple rounds, try them -- and then if all is well, work up a half-grain at a time.