SportingShooter 0 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I Boresnake my HMR after every outing. Some people say this is not enough, but mine is still spot on. On the subject of split cases, I've had one bullet still in the bore at the crown end, or silencer, that was hit by the next bullet, after a misfire. (I know I should have checked the bore before chambering another round) I also had a round stuck two inches up at a later date. Fortunately I checked the bore this time. This was an old batch of Remingtons with cracks. Recently I've been using up some Hornady blue tips with no problems, only to have a click-bang and a shot that fell short of a rabbit. Taking the case out, it was badly split, about 6mm long. Checking the two dozen spent cases in my pocket, there were nine with splits, but had been unaware there was a problem, when fired. My ammo is stored in the cabinet at my house, which is not damp, so can only assume the damp got in out in the field. Powders "dry out" as well as being affected by excess moisture so it could have been too much air reaching the powder Plus powder degrades over time. Quote Link to post
celticrusader 78 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 People say they have a problem and alot say they dont, theres got to be some sort of a pattern between what model/make of rifles are more or less likely to to be effected under certain circumstances. Quote Link to post
Deker 3,491 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Yep, there is a pattern, HMR has issues....... it is nothing specifically to do with any make of rifle, it is due to the manufacturing process of the ammo. It can also be a very useful calibre! Quote Link to post
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