Bad Winchester primers

kevin g said:
Wayy 8ack in the day, I had a couple Fed 210's rupture...damaged my 8olt face on my 243 Savage...replaced the head...I then switched to Win Primers...lock stock and 8arrel...WSR, WSP, WLP, WLR and WLRM....Never had an issue for 25+ years...till 2 weeks ago !!! I had 2 pierced primers within the first 10 test loads for my new 6.5PRC !!! 8oth on the lower end of the powder workup.

PIZZED OFF was an understatement !! Damaged the 8oltface some too. I thought, well....if I have to replace this one too, I'll keep shooting ! No more issues, only draw8ack is I can't replace the 8oltface...need a whole new 8olt 8ody !!

I'll have to my lot num8ers now. These are older primers too...always stored proper.

***excuse the 8's...my letter after A isn't working...lol
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Kevin, I know people like to have pretty bolt faces but what you describe is only surface pitting and isn't going to pose any safety risks..

It isn't the least bit unusual to find milsurp rifles with a "ring around" the firing pin hole, often with deep pits. This normally doesn't create an unsafe condition.
 
Final update.
I sent the primers back with a shipping label they provided. My refund will be pretty much $10 per sleeve. The person I dealt with was great and they responded very quickly.
 
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