First of all, as this is my first post I'd like to say hi and thankyou for all the info I've already picked up from this great forum!

I live in England and I'm a relative newcomer to centerfire rifles although I've been shooting shotguns and rimfire for quite a few years - recently I picked up a pre accutrigger Savage 111 in 25-06 to use as a deer rifle.

Having shot just a handfull of factory rounds I seem to be getting some cratering and also some flattening of the primer:

[img width=600 height=450]http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/oo104/shaggyDogsPhotos/primers.jpg[/img]

The ones on the left are Prvi Parizan (unfired and fired) and the ones on the right are Sako (fired and unfired)

Before shooting the bore was cleaned removing a lot of copper and carbon fouling - I made sure there was no oil, solvent or any other crud in the barrel or chamber.

I'd be really grateful for people's opinions and please let me know if there's any more info I can supply.

All the best

Martin ;D