TurboFC3S
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I cross posted this over on 68forums ... just looking for some help.
Alright, this is frustrating ... loaded up 200 rounds using once fired SSA brass and 115gr SMK's. Used Lee dies, which I have used before in this same gun without problem. When I got to the range I loaded up some of the lightest loads, was going to do the full workup through the chrono ... but when I chambered the first round, pulled the trigger, hammer dropped but nothing happened? Pulled the charge handle but the bolt was stuck, it wasn't closed all the way and put a screwdriver inbetween it and the ejection port and gave it a twist. Then ejected the round. It didn't look like the round was binding on anything, so loaded up another round and same thing happened. Went through probably 10 rounds, same thing ... but one did work, bolt closed fully and fired the round (2498 fps btw, haha).
So anyway, scratched my head for an hour. If I drop a round in the barrel chamber, it sure looks like it's going in all the way. And if I drop the bolt with nothing in the chamber it fully closes. All I can see is with a round in the chamber, the bolt closes except for that last little bit where the bolt rotates while the carrier moves forward. After awhile messing with it at the range I put it up and shot other guns.
When I got home I tried it in a different rifle, and again had the same problem. So all I could think of was to order some RCBS small base dies. They arrived today, and just a few minutes ago I loaded up a dummy round using them to resize, and the same thing again! My factory Hornady TAP ammo chambers fine, bolt fully closes.
So ... what the heck is going on here?
Alright, this is frustrating ... loaded up 200 rounds using once fired SSA brass and 115gr SMK's. Used Lee dies, which I have used before in this same gun without problem. When I got to the range I loaded up some of the lightest loads, was going to do the full workup through the chrono ... but when I chambered the first round, pulled the trigger, hammer dropped but nothing happened? Pulled the charge handle but the bolt was stuck, it wasn't closed all the way and put a screwdriver inbetween it and the ejection port and gave it a twist. Then ejected the round. It didn't look like the round was binding on anything, so loaded up another round and same thing happened. Went through probably 10 rounds, same thing ... but one did work, bolt closed fully and fired the round (2498 fps btw, haha).
So anyway, scratched my head for an hour. If I drop a round in the barrel chamber, it sure looks like it's going in all the way. And if I drop the bolt with nothing in the chamber it fully closes. All I can see is with a round in the chamber, the bolt closes except for that last little bit where the bolt rotates while the carrier moves forward. After awhile messing with it at the range I put it up and shot other guns.
When I got home I tried it in a different rifle, and again had the same problem. So all I could think of was to order some RCBS small base dies. They arrived today, and just a few minutes ago I loaded up a dummy round using them to resize, and the same thing again! My factory Hornady TAP ammo chambers fine, bolt fully closes.
So ... what the heck is going on here?