Hi, all . . .
I have started reloading for my new AR15. Have shot perhaps 100 different rounds, commercial and various weight and style reloaded bullets using Hodgdon H335.
I have had two different instances when a light load (21.6 gr) Hornady 68 gr HPBT .223 (2.250 OAL) fires, the bolt rams the next cartridge into the side of the chamber, pushing the bullet back into the brass, jamming the gun and spilling powder over the chamber.
I could think of two reasons why that might happen:
1) The load isn’t powerful enough for the gas to fully cycle the bolt.
2) Since I put a Caldwell brass catcher on the side, it might not have been properly positioned and the first fired brass caught on the brass catcher before it was fully ejected, getting in the way of the second round.
Thoughts, suggestions, or advice?
I have started reloading for my new AR15. Have shot perhaps 100 different rounds, commercial and various weight and style reloaded bullets using Hodgdon H335.
I have had two different instances when a light load (21.6 gr) Hornady 68 gr HPBT .223 (2.250 OAL) fires, the bolt rams the next cartridge into the side of the chamber, pushing the bullet back into the brass, jamming the gun and spilling powder over the chamber.
I could think of two reasons why that might happen:
1) The load isn’t powerful enough for the gas to fully cycle the bolt.
2) Since I put a Caldwell brass catcher on the side, it might not have been properly positioned and the first fired brass caught on the brass catcher before it was fully ejected, getting in the way of the second round.
Thoughts, suggestions, or advice?