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Hi Guys
Just brought my first sako in a 85 finnlight 300wm.
I have a question about a problem with the cases getting a mark on the on the shoulder of the case. The rifle has no feeding issues and everything seems to work fine. I just noticed while putting a few cartridges back in the box that they had a few makrs on them ??? 1463903950948852977327.jpg
 
Welcome. From the looks of the dent it took some considerable force to dimple the case that much. Assuming they were just cycled through the rifle I would check the mag. It is possible for the follower spring to be installed bassackwards.

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Welcome.
Looks like damage done by the magazine when recoil shakes the cartridges back and forth inside. With the Finnlight in 300WM the recoil is pretty severe.
Happens more or less with all 85's in big calibers.
I don't think those dents cause any problems. Maybe shortened case life if you reload. If the rifle shoots fine I wouldn't worry about it too much.
 
Had a similar problem with 223 cases. It was caused by a build-up of lube in the die when resizing.
 
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