LocoGringo
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Ok, today I went to the range and shot my bolt action .308 for the first time in 3.5 years. I'm very disappointed it has sat idle for so long, but it was great to get it out and fire away.
I had something happen that has never happened before. I had to open a new batch of rounds that I had loaded years ago and every one of them had to be cammed into place with the bolt. I only shot about 6 of those rounds and had loaded the 7th when I wanted to unload and check something. I tried to unload, but the bolt was stuck in place. I muscled it out, but only the brass came out while the bullet was lodged in the chamber. I knew what had happened and am curious how bad/dangerous this situation is.
Obviously, for this batch, I loaded the rounds too long and the camming of the bolt is forcing the actual bullet into the lands and grooves. Since it's a bolt action, I'm not crimping the round, but it was forced into the barrel enough to overcome the neck tension and pull the bullet from the case when unloading.
What is the tool called to measure overall length from the ogive rather than the tip of the bullet? I think it's a comparator, right? Any recommendations for one for a .308? I'm shooting 175 grain Sierra Matchkings over Varget and it's really accurate. Thanks for any help and suggestions you can provide.
I had something happen that has never happened before. I had to open a new batch of rounds that I had loaded years ago and every one of them had to be cammed into place with the bolt. I only shot about 6 of those rounds and had loaded the 7th when I wanted to unload and check something. I tried to unload, but the bolt was stuck in place. I muscled it out, but only the brass came out while the bullet was lodged in the chamber. I knew what had happened and am curious how bad/dangerous this situation is.
Obviously, for this batch, I loaded the rounds too long and the camming of the bolt is forcing the actual bullet into the lands and grooves. Since it's a bolt action, I'm not crimping the round, but it was forced into the barrel enough to overcome the neck tension and pull the bullet from the case when unloading.
What is the tool called to measure overall length from the ogive rather than the tip of the bullet? I think it's a comparator, right? Any recommendations for one for a .308? I'm shooting 175 grain Sierra Matchkings over Varget and it's really accurate. Thanks for any help and suggestions you can provide.
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