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I finally got around to measuring my Variflame adapters today. The clean adapters measured between .300 and .301 in OAL, .7790 to .2795 in diameter. The adapters that leaked measured in the same range for both OAL and diameter so the problem is definitely not an out of spec adapter. I left just a little residue on the top rim of the ones that leaked so I could ID them later. I have a raw wood top bench that I use for reloading so I rubbed the dirty primer face on the top of my bench until they were clean and smooth, basically polishing out a little of the machine marks without taking off any real amount of material. I will reload and shoot them again soon. It may be that those adapters were from a different lot and had just a tiny bit deeper machine marks on them allowing the initial leak to occur? I would think once the gas initially gets under the primer it is easier for it to push it back allowing a larger gap. Kind of like prying the top off a paint can with a screw driver. With the new stiffer bolt spring coming in this week, and 20 clean adapters, I would hope that everything stays nice and tight this time. Anyone else try the new spring yet?