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243 Win Mag Doughnut Help
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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 972783" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>I have loaded many 243s and never encountered the "dreaded donut". </p><p></p><p>I read the article you linked and think the author has been cleaning too many rifles with strong solvents in an enclosed room. </p><p></p><p>This is the paragraph from that link that mentions the donut:</p><p></p><p>"The excellent straight body design of the .243 Winchester counters case head separation, but it does not stop case growth. It has a tendency to form doughnuts at the shoulder and neck junction and case care is imperative with the .243 Winchester and all its peers.</p><p> Keep neck wall thickness, overall case length and doughnut forming in check through regular attention. You would not like to see you cases come out of the chamber looking like peeled bananas."</p><p></p><p>The 243's shape counters case head separation????? Only proper FL sizing does that. </p><p></p><p>What is case care that prevents donuts???????? </p><p></p><p>How does one make a pealed banana shaped case when the chamber is the same as cartridge? </p><p>I have seen that when a 284 is fired in a 7 rem mag chamber where the cartridge is shorter. </p><p></p><p>The author has some peculiar thoughts IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 972783, member: 5219"] I have loaded many 243s and never encountered the "dreaded donut". I read the article you linked and think the author has been cleaning too many rifles with strong solvents in an enclosed room. This is the paragraph from that link that mentions the donut: "The excellent straight body design of the .243 Winchester counters case head separation, but it does not stop case growth. It has a tendency to form doughnuts at the shoulder and neck junction and case care is imperative with the .243 Winchester and all its peers. Keep neck wall thickness, overall case length and doughnut forming in check through regular attention. You would not like to see you cases come out of the chamber looking like peeled bananas." The 243's shape counters case head separation????? Only proper FL sizing does that. What is case care that prevents donuts???????? How does one make a pealed banana shaped case when the chamber is the same as cartridge? I have seen that when a 284 is fired in a 7 rem mag chamber where the cartridge is shorter. The author has some peculiar thoughts IMO. [/QUOTE]
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