As for the appearance of the case that was removed, the case head had expanded just behind the chamber to almost looking like it had a belt on it, the primer fell out as the gunsmith removed it from the chamber. The case looked pinkish near the shoulder area as if it had gotten very hot. The federal cases I fired today look just fine though the primers stick out just a bit. The gunsmith did not have a headspace gauge for a 257 Roberts so I didn't get a check on that.

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