Yes!The blackening is usually caused by gas leakage because the primer cup is not sealing properly against the pocket.
A common, but not the only possible cause is the primer pocket has expanded too much.
I noticed that. Why would the primers crack?Some of those primers cracked. The gas escaping will erode the bolt face.
I will have to go back in the reloading log and see what was loaded and what firearm. They are either federal bench primers or Ginex.I was going to ask if you know what brand those cracked primers are. Winchester had a problem for a while with their non-nickel-plated primers cracking and leaking because the brass cups were too thin, though they fixed that. I don't see any sign of excessive flattening on those cracked primers (nice rounded shoulder), and that suggests either that the crack started at the side due to a gas leak (you'll see when you decap them if it goes all the way to the lip of the cup) or that the brass in the cracked cups was overworked. As brass work hardens, the percent of length it can stretch before it breaks gets smaller and smaller. The firing pin can supply the final hardening blow, so excessive firing pin protrusion is another thing to double-check for.
Hahahaha…i would like to see the same outcome: of course not.This may be a stupid question--but were you maybe forcing the primer into a case with a military crimp on the primer without using a swager/reamer first?
Sorry--didn't mean to imply you made a silly mistake. I may be imagining things--but it looks like on a few of the spent cases that did not leak/crack there is an impression on primer that looks similar to the ones that failed.Hahahaha…i would like to see the same outcome: of course not.
Hahahaha…i would like to see the same outcome: of course not.
I noticed as well, and the only ones cracked are the silver colored version which is why I thought possibly mixed in some SPP’s by mistake.Am I the only one who not only sees mixed headstamp, but also mixed primers?