Thread: smashed primers
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Old 09-01-2010, 04:14 PM
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A rough or pitted firing pin is one possible cause. Too much firing pin protrusion, as you've mentioned.
Excessively hot handloads is another.
Without a whole lot more information about the rifle make, loads, etc. I can't make any more specific a guess.
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