Bolt Lug Deformation - Proof SS 6ARC Barrel

[LRRPF52]

Could very well be warm, but in my Hornady experience with 6.5 Grendel, 6mm Grendel, 5.56 and 9mm, all their brass gets beat up by even light loads. I've got a 223 load, 55gr around 2600fps and it still chews up the Hornady a little while any other headstamp comes out looking new.

I’ve had good experiences with the Hornady 6.5 Grendel brass since 2010. My Lapua brass comes out looking new shooting unsuppressed. I radius the edge of my ejectors and de-edge, blend and polish my extensions to make for smooth feeding. A lot of factory extensions have really sharp edges on the feed ramps.

The tumble-polished BAT extensions have been the best I’ve seen that usually don’t require much.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

I’ve had good experiences with the Hornady 6.5 Grendel brass since 2010. My Lapua brass comes out looking new shooting unsuppressed. I radius the edge of my ejectors and de-edge, blend and polish my extensions to make for smooth feeding. A lot of factory extensions have really sharp edges on the feed ramps.

The tumble-polished BAT extensions have been the best I’ve seen that usually don’t require much.

Just to be clear, I've never had a problem with Hornady brass. Works fine, just gets more extractor/ejector smear than anything else I've used. This is in multiple rifles and pistols. All the rifles have had the bolts checked for sharp edges and any polishing or de-burring needed has been done.