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| Sounds like a headspace issue! I would look into -- Have the gun checked with a go-nogo gauge for headspace or try a factory load cartridge and see if it extracts the unfired round. If it pulls out the factory round you may be mashing down the shoulder headspace when you are resizing. As I recall the short magnum series are not belted so the shoulder area head space deminsion is critical. When you fire the round it is getting forced back into what ever mechanisim grips the rim of the cartridge to extract. If headspace is loose(of the chamber or cartridge) when you close the bolt and not fire it,the cartridge is not getting forced back into the extractor grabber thingie. (Sounds technical huh?) |
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| quote: Originally posted by wasilla:
Sounds like a headspace issue! I would look into -- Have the gun checked with a go-nogo gauge for headspace or try a factory load cartridge and see if it extracts the unfired round. If it pulls out the factory round you may be mashing down the shoulder headspace when you are resizing. As I recall the short magnum series are not belted so the shoulder area head space deminsion is critical. When you fire the round it is getting forced back into what ever mechanisim grips the rim of the cartridge to extract. If headspace is loose(of the chamber or cartridge) when you close the bolt and not fire it,the cartridge is not getting forced back into the extractor grabber thingie. (Sounds technical huh?)
Good point! I failed to mention I tried a factory round and it ejected fine, so the issue is with my loads???
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| Edmonton, KY. I have loaded this brass at least three times. I guess it could be worn, but I cannot tell by looking??
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| The extractors on those rifles were kind of cheesy when they were a 110. See if yours is damaged. |
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| I would say the issue IS with your loads. Take one of your fired brass, drop it in the chamber and see if the bolt extracts it. If it does I would back off the resize die a turn. Sprinkle graphite on the neck / shoulder of a lubed case and run it in the die, it will be obvious how far the resize process went. NOW turn down the die in small incriments till the shoulder is ALMOST touched. Clamp the lock ring there and load up box. Now go enjoy the fruit of your process!!! I think your problem will have been addressed. |
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