"I did find evidence of excessive headspace also in the rifle. Crap again!"
Seems to be a common occurance in the tangers. My tanger M77 in .35 Whelen will have complete head separations with Remington factory ammo. I took some 30-06 brass, converted to .35W, then opened the necks to .375". The readjusted the sizing die to create a false shoulder and fire formed the brass. Gun works just fine that way.
I have three rifles chambered to the Whelen so each has it's own custom adjusted resizing die. No more case head separations.
Paul B.
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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