greyling22
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so I've run into a bit of an issue: I've been reloading 308 for a savage 110, and my buddy's m1a. no issues. I recently bought a browning xbolt in 308. took it out and the bolt didn't want to close. so I forced it. fired fine, but didn't want to open. cut the range day short and took it home and it popped out easily with a cleaning rod down the bore. So I tried a freshly sized and trimmed case: same issue. So I took it to my gunsmith, and it closed easily on the go gauge and did not even try to close on the no-go gauge. A factory round cycled and chambered easily.
so the problem seems to be in my reloading die. It's a fairly new production Lee die. I made sure the die was set properly per Lee's direction, and when that didn't work I tried a little more just to make sure. still no go. So I got out the trusty belt sander and took .02 or so off the top of the shellholder. The bolt can now be closed, but it takes significant effort, and while it will lift, it will not open. dropping a cleaning rod down the bore easily pops the bolt open. A loaded factory round still cycles and ejects easily. my freshly sized cases still cycle fine in the savage.
So what am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it? do I keep taking the top off the shellholder? Am I barking up the wrong tree?
so the problem seems to be in my reloading die. It's a fairly new production Lee die. I made sure the die was set properly per Lee's direction, and when that didn't work I tried a little more just to make sure. still no go. So I got out the trusty belt sander and took .02 or so off the top of the shellholder. The bolt can now be closed, but it takes significant effort, and while it will lift, it will not open. dropping a cleaning rod down the bore easily pops the bolt open. A loaded factory round still cycles and ejects easily. my freshly sized cases still cycle fine in the savage.
So what am I doing wrong, and how do I fix it? do I keep taking the top off the shellholder? Am I barking up the wrong tree?