Could anyone give me some advice on acceptable levels of case-stretching (not for reloading purposes necessarily although info there is welcome) for an 1891 Argy Mauser?
I recently acquired a carbine for <$500. It headspaces OK, not great, but the bolt won't close (COMES REALLY CLOSE THO).
Anyway I took it shooting with some Prvi ammo to work it out and it shot just fine. I collected some cases and looked at em and there is definitely that tell-tale line of demarcation between the "fuzzy" zone near the shoulder and about 3/4 down the base above the case-head...just above the web.
I've had a case-head separation *kaboom* before in another rifle so I'm always a bit skittish.
Could someone give me some pointers for what to look for? I'm gonna shoot again and mic some cases next time. Some pictures of acceptable vs not acceptable would be great! I stopped loading my own stuff 5 years ago and prefer to just shoot commercial ammo.
I recently acquired a carbine for <$500. It headspaces OK, not great, but the bolt won't close (COMES REALLY CLOSE THO).
Anyway I took it shooting with some Prvi ammo to work it out and it shot just fine. I collected some cases and looked at em and there is definitely that tell-tale line of demarcation between the "fuzzy" zone near the shoulder and about 3/4 down the base above the case-head...just above the web.
I've had a case-head separation *kaboom* before in another rifle so I'm always a bit skittish.
Could someone give me some pointers for what to look for? I'm gonna shoot again and mic some cases next time. Some pictures of acceptable vs not acceptable would be great! I stopped loading my own stuff 5 years ago and prefer to just shoot commercial ammo.