Just shot a new tikka 7mm-08 and got flattened primers and sticky bolt with the following load.
Virgin lapua brass, full sized and trimmed.
51 grain ramshot big game
CCI magnum primer
120 ballistic tip
Bullets are way off the lands as the throat is pretty long in this rifle.
I don't try to load my other rifles hot so never experienced flattened primers or a sticky bolt lift. This was my first outing with the rifle so the only thing I can think of is that the mag primers or the dyna tek bore coat raised pressures. Does that make any sense? I cleaned gun with wipeout and then shot some Nosler factory load 120 ballistic tips and no issues. I'll start low and work up my next load but was surprised at the pressure signs on the initial loads. I'd like to run these slightly hot as I've read big game will burn dirty at lower pressures.
