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Old 12-27-2009 | 06:50 PM
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Assuming your firing pin is shaped correctly and not protruding excessive, in order to pierce/blow out a primer you have to be pushing 80,000+psi.

And to blow the case head off you have got to be hovering near 100,000 psi.

Do you load like this often?

Take pictures for us when you end up in the hospital.
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