Signs of Pressure

[hemidart]

Recently aquired a Marlin Lever .44Mag. I have been reloading various other rifle calibers for the past year so decided to load for the .44. I found a safe load with 23Gr. H-110 pushing a 240Gr. Hornady HP with a COL of 1.6in. I ran a few 240 factory Imperials through first and then ran the reloads. I inspected the cases for any signs of problems and it appears that the primers on the PMC reloads are a little rounded/deformed compared to the factory stuff
Could this be a sign of excess pressure or a difference in primers (I used Federal), a worn hammer/pin or just paranoia? What are the signs of excess pressure?
Thanks
Pete....

 

[Pudelpointer]

Your loads look just fine. I would be more concerned about how soft those Imperial primers appear.

 

[Oldsmobiler]

Here is an excellent picture of what to look for. Your primers are still round on the edges and it looks more like cratering from a soft primer...

 

[Cummins4x4]

Great pic, ok if I use it? I get a lot of questions from newbie loaders.

 

[Ganderite]

Your primers look fine. Round edges are good.

 

[Oldsmobiler]

Great pic, ok if I use it? I get a lot of questions from newbie loaders.

No prob l stole it from here - http://www.6mmbr.com/laddertest.html

LOTS of good info in this article!