I think I know why the 150gr 307 was discontinued :)

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I have some "used" (as in put in the magazine and hunted with) 150gr 307 Winchester rounds. The primers are considerably "dented" from being in the mag tube while the rifle was fired.

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Nice pic, Dave, if not a bit scary. I wonder if anyone has any first hand experience with an actual booboo in the magazine of a 94 or other tube magazine rifle? Anyway, I have taken to using whatever ammo I like in the 94 (okay, TSX or TTSX), limiting myself to two rounds only with one in the chamber and the other in the magazine. When I think back, I have never fired more than two shots at anything I have put in the freezer...
 
Hmm... I've never seen this in any of my 150's yet.

Are these rounds perhaps loaded/unloaded several times without being fired? By the way my 150's have silver coloured primers. The brass ones are on the 180's. So are you 100% sure that these are factory loaded ammo?

I will be more careful regardless. So thank you for posting this photo and report. Like woodlotowner said, two rounds should be plenty while hunting, so I'll behave accordingly!
 
Scary.

woodlotowner said:
Nice pic, Dave, if not a bit scary. I wonder if anyone has any first hand experience with an actual booboo in the magazine of a 94 or other tube magazine rifle? Anyway, I have taken to using whatever ammo I like in the 94 (okay, TSX or TTSX), limiting myself to two rounds only with one in the chamber and the other in the magazine. When I think back, I have never fired more than two shots at anything I have put in the freezer...
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This is why I don't take much issue with single shots.
 
Hawkman said:
Hmm... I've never seen this in any of my 150's yet.

Are these rounds perhaps loaded/unloaded several times without being fired? By the way my 150's have silver coloured primers. The brass ones are on the 180's. So are you 100% sure that these are factory loaded ammo?

I will be more careful regardless. So thank you for posting this photo and report. Like woodlotowner said, two rounds should be plenty while hunting, so I'll behave accordingly!
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Yes these are factory loads...albeit very old ones. The were loaded and unloaded a nice bit I would say without being fired. However they were in the magazine tube while the rifle was fired. Hence the primer dent.
 
Turkeyslayer 1300 said:
Looks like someone was a little overzealous with a Lee-Auto Prime.
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Since I don't re-load I don't know exactly what you are referring to. However these came to me from an older gentleman who owned a .307 Winchester and graciously gave me his left over rounds. I know for sure he didn't reload them.
 
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