i tried it three times: primer indented properly, no bang. this was a 150-grain core-lokt hunting round. its brothers and sisters in its box went bang, as did rounds from another box of same type. this rifle has handled hornady 165-grain factory rounds as well as winchester factory rounds just perfectly.
i haven't taken apart the cartridge. nor have i measured the case with calipers against similar rounds.
theories? mis-sized case that slid a 1,000th or so too far into the chamber? bad primer? it has powder (or something) in the case; i can hear it move ever so slightly. i rolled the cartridge on a flat surface. it appeared to wobble just a bit. could just be bullet runout. could be misshapen case. my little caliper is a simple steel thing. i doubt it tells me much.
anybody else experienced such a thing with factory hunting ammo in any chambering?
i remain highly confident in this little rifle. it is consistently sub-1.5 inch at 100 yards with factory rounds.
many thanks. :shock:
