35 rem brass ?????
Don't trash the brass. I would take it off your hands before you go that far.
More than likely what others have mentioned. There isn't a ton of shoulder and you can get misfires if you push the shoulder back too far. I have never had a misfire with my marlin or model 8 using CCI or Winchester primers. What type of primers are you using? My contender will not set off a Wolf LR primer reliably. Several other rifles have given me issues with them in the past as well.
One of the easiest way to get the shoulder pushed back out if you did push it in too far is to get some cast bullets and seat them where ithey engage the rifling. It should be snug to fully chamber. That will hold the case back against the breech face and blow the shoulder back forward.
Also are you getting a dent in the primer? If not the lugs on the Contender may not be fully engaging. My Super 14 .35 has to be snapped shut fairly hard or the lugs won't engage fully and then firing pin doesn't hit the primer. It clicks like a misfire, but there Is no dent.
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uncowboy,
2016-10-20, 11:01
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Fivegunner,
2016-10-20, 12:46
- yep, easy to do if you just screwed the sizing die down to - Hobie, 2016-10-20, 19:36
- 35 rem brass ????? - Brian A, 2016-10-20, 20:42
- 35 rem brass ????? - Jared, 2016-10-20, 20:45
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Hobie,
2016-10-21, 06:38
- another thing that can cause problems on hammer guns - Jared, 2016-10-21, 09:58
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Fivegunner,
2016-10-20, 12:46