Cartridge problem

[John Truitt]

Brian,

Not questioning you. But if so why do some blow out quarter panels when they pierce primers.
Again not arguing.

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

Brian,

Not questioning you. But if so why do some blow out quarter panels when they pierce primers.
Again not arguing.

Good question, and i was just about to go back and edit my post to explain this.

Earlier hammerless Parkers have hammers that have, what i like to call, a “horn” on the rear of them. This design required a good amount of wood to be removed behind the hammers which would create a good sized pocket in the wood behind each hammer in order for the hammers to draw back. Later on in hammerless manufacture (in the late teens i beleive), this “horn” was removed from the hamers. This made the hammers easier to manufacture and also the head of the stock easier to inlet. It eliminated those large packets from the stock head.

I would speculate that any stock cheeks getting blown off (i have seen examples of this about a dozen times, and repaired a few) are on earlier guns that have the inletted pocket.


And when it comes to the cheap wallyworld winchester/federal shells... you get what you pay for.

[John Truitt]

Thanks Brian. That makes sense.