Detritus
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Ok bear with me, today has been a frustrating one. I'm tired, sore, and kinda grumpy. so in light of my mental state I figured i'd "run this by the rest of the room" so to speak and make sure I'm understanding what's going on (or at least what is Most likely going on.
Took the first batch of (rifle) handloads I've made in months to the range today and had an issue.
most rounds bolt closure was a bit stiff and about 10 out of 25 required some coaxing to extract ( a few i had to knock out with a cleaning rod, this is where and why i packed it up for the day).
since closing the bolt was stiff, as well as extraction I put this down to a brass/sizing issue and not pressure, and I think I know why this happened and the appropriate steps to take. but i want to check with others first since i no longer have face to face access to anyone more knowlegeable about reloading than myself.
Ok Here are the load particulars of the batch of 25 fired:
Now, what I THINK is going on is that it is time to either Full Length resize this batch of brass, or bump the shoulders back (which i've never done btw, always either Neck or just full-on FL sized, never anything in between), I think the shoulders are being jammed against the front of the chamber, not sure how to describe that, hoping you know what i mean.
Is my logic wrong, is there another culprit i'm missing? it sure as the devil can't be an effect of OAL since they're loaded to mag length and Remingtons are notorious for long throats.
Any input or advice here is welcome, like i said i'm at a mental state due to other things going on that I want to make sure i'm on the right track with how to remedy this.
Thank you for your time
Took the first batch of (rifle) handloads I've made in months to the range today and had an issue.
most rounds bolt closure was a bit stiff and about 10 out of 25 required some coaxing to extract ( a few i had to knock out with a cleaning rod, this is where and why i packed it up for the day).
since closing the bolt was stiff, as well as extraction I put this down to a brass/sizing issue and not pressure, and I think I know why this happened and the appropriate steps to take. but i want to check with others first since i no longer have face to face access to anyone more knowlegeable about reloading than myself.
Ok Here are the load particulars of the batch of 25 fired:
- .308win
- Winchester brass
- Win Large rifle primers
- 45-45.8gr Varget (5-rounds per step, each step +0.2gr)
- 155gr Hornady A-Max
- 2.810" OAL
- neck sized in Lee collet Die, have lost track of times reloaded
Now, what I THINK is going on is that it is time to either Full Length resize this batch of brass, or bump the shoulders back (which i've never done btw, always either Neck or just full-on FL sized, never anything in between), I think the shoulders are being jammed against the front of the chamber, not sure how to describe that, hoping you know what i mean.
Is my logic wrong, is there another culprit i'm missing? it sure as the devil can't be an effect of OAL since they're loaded to mag length and Remingtons are notorious for long throats.
Any input or advice here is welcome, like i said i'm at a mental state due to other things going on that I want to make sure i'm on the right track with how to remedy this.
Thank you for your time