First Reloads - goofed on seating depth

[jwl3715]

Attempting to find correct depth for Remington 760 Gamemaster (slide action) in .270. Accidentally pushed too hard on the slide and it is now stuck solidly in the forward position. I'm guessing I've firmly planted the bullet in the lands. Any suggestions for how to get the action unstuck?

Round was dummy with no primer and powder.

 

[Randy1911]

Get a brass or aluminum rod that will fit in the barrel and have someone tap on the rod with a hammer while you try to open the action. This is providing tat you are SURE it is a dummy round.

 

[Steve C]

Since this is a non firing round there's no worry aout putting a hole in the ceiling or other place you don't want one. You are going to have to apply enough force on the slide to get it to open. You could try smacking the butt of the gun on a suficiently padded area on the floor so as not to damage the stock while holding the slide and or the slide lock. The added momentum may provide enough force to pull the round out.

If you wind up tearing off the base of the case you can get a broken shell extractor to remove the case OR you could get a metal ro as close the the bore diameter as possible and drive the round out of the chamber with a mallet or hammer.

 

[jwl3715]

Thanks, guys. I was so meticulous about all the other steps. It is frustrating to screw this up. Trying to conscientiously follow all the best practices... at least I used a dummy rounds as suggested.:banghead:

 

[Randy1911]

I always make a dummy round for each new bullet style I load. That way I can test functioning of the round.

 

[Slamfire]

As you are finding, reloading bullets close to the lands can cause issues.

Your rifle is not a target rifle. I doubt you will ever use this in a 1000 yard match and you don't need to be chasing the lands as the throat erodes.

So just load for function. One functional issue is to keep the bullet off the lands.

Another for a pump rifle, is full length resize your cases. Insufficiently sized cases (that is fat cases or over long cases) will stick in the chamber.

 

[rcmodel]

I agree that you should forget the lands when choosing proper OAL.

The proper OAL for a semi-auto or pump hunting rifle is whatever the reloading manual says it is for the bullet you are using.
Or, seat to the cannelure on the bullet if it has one.

That will insure proper fit & function through the magazine and action.

The other thing you probably should do is try resized cases in your rifle before making dummy or loaded rounds.

The sized case has to fit & function before you need to worry about bullet seating depth.

rc

 

[USSR]

Accidentally pushed too hard on the slide and it is now stuck solidly in the forward position. I'm guessing I've firmly planted the bullet in the lands.

Knowing Remingtons with their distant throats, it's doubtful that the cause of your stuck cartridge is the bullet in the lands. More than likely, it's the result of an insufficiently resized case.

Don

 

[Big Wes]

You could also place the front corner of the slide on the edge of your bench push down with some applied force to open your slide. Otherwise as mentioned above get a squib rod .

 

[Seedtick]

jwl3715,
I load for an old Remmy 742 (.243 Win.) self-loader and I had to go to a small base die to get it cycle 100%.

Let us know how it goes.

ST

 

[qajaq59]

Trying to conscientiously follow all the best practices... at least I used a dummy rounds as suggested.

I've been loading for over 40 years and I still make a dummy round to see it it functions right in the rifle. I'm glad to see you are starting out right too. If you're going to develop habits, at least they'll be the correct ones.