nelstomlinson
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Hello,
I have a nickel plated Highstandard Sharpshooter Model M which won't feed reliably and won't eject. It's both accurate and pretty, so I'd really like to get it going.
The nose of the cartridge gets into the chamber alright, but then it either winds up with the bullet jammed in the chamber at an angle, or, if the cartridge does get aligned parallel with the chamber, it stops with about 1/8 inch of the cartridge protruding. About one time in three, it will chamber properly. I've tried several brands of ammunition, and they all cause the same problems.
I think that the bolt face may be slightly rough: that might be what's keeping the base of the cartridge from coming up to parallel sometimes. Is that plausible, and is there a safe way to polish that? Can you think of another cause?
When I try to push a ``stuck'' cartridge the rest of the way in, there is noticeable resistance, but it does go in, and fires normally. Could there be roughness in the chamber? Could the spring be weak? I can't see any problems on fired brass, and the inside of the chamber _looks_ smooth.
Finally, the extractor usually fails to extract. It looks as if it still has a nice right angle on its hook, so I'm thinking it may need a stronger spring.
If anyone has any comments or suggestions, I'd really like to hear them.
Thanks,
Nels
I have a nickel plated Highstandard Sharpshooter Model M which won't feed reliably and won't eject. It's both accurate and pretty, so I'd really like to get it going.
The nose of the cartridge gets into the chamber alright, but then it either winds up with the bullet jammed in the chamber at an angle, or, if the cartridge does get aligned parallel with the chamber, it stops with about 1/8 inch of the cartridge protruding. About one time in three, it will chamber properly. I've tried several brands of ammunition, and they all cause the same problems.
I think that the bolt face may be slightly rough: that might be what's keeping the base of the cartridge from coming up to parallel sometimes. Is that plausible, and is there a safe way to polish that? Can you think of another cause?
When I try to push a ``stuck'' cartridge the rest of the way in, there is noticeable resistance, but it does go in, and fires normally. Could there be roughness in the chamber? Could the spring be weak? I can't see any problems on fired brass, and the inside of the chamber _looks_ smooth.
Finally, the extractor usually fails to extract. It looks as if it still has a nice right angle on its hook, so I'm thinking it may need a stronger spring.
If anyone has any comments or suggestions, I'd really like to hear them.
Thanks,
Nels