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Thanks, I will pick up a box of slower bullets and see what happens.

Jack

These are Federal Premium Vital Shock High Energy 140 grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw. They are a hotter load than some with a muzzle velocity of 3100 fps. Looking at the primer of a live cartridge and a spent cartridge I do see that the primer has tried to come unseated after firing. Also the first 1 ...

As promised here are a few photos of a spent cartridge from about 3 weeks ago. It has been sitting on the window sill of my deer stand and has discolored a bit but it is typical of what things look like. I should add that I don't feel any bumps on the casing.

Jack

Thanks for the reply. I know exactly where a spent casing is and I will be going there later this week. I will post a photo or two when I get it. It is still in the deer stand. lol

I was wondering if maybe using a spring out of an 1187 12 gauge might slow it down a bit.

Jack

I have a 7400 that I bought new about 35 years ago. It is cambered in .270 caliber and is used for deer and moose hunting only. If I were to take a guess I would say it has somewhere between 250 to 300 rounds through it. My problem is that the spent cartridges are getting stuck in the chamber and ...

Thanks for having me. I have an older 7400 in .270. I hope to be able to contribute a little and learn a lot.

Jack