I should have titled this....I wish that I had listened much sooner!
Some of you may recall that I was having major extraction problems with my 460 XVR..... with loads well below maximum loads! Though, with some factory loads.....no issues! I mic’d the cylinder charge holes from firing hood end to the throat, mic’d the throats, “slugged” the barrel, polished the charge holes, and the cylinder throats, reduced my bullet size by 0.001” as they were tight in the throat.....all to no avail!
My wife witnessed all of my measuring, my frustration, and my occasional tirade of profanities! I was bouncing ideas off of her, telling of everything I had done.....when she suggested that the brass my be the culprit! I was skeptical, but had some new Starline brass and thought.....”What the hell, nothing else has helped”!
Long story short, With the new Starline brass, I’m now nearing “listed” maximum loads with zero difficulty with extraction! She told me that I’d never admit to her being correct with her suggestion! So, here’s my attempt at humility! Though, the “I told you so” is a bit difficult to handle! memtb