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Have a new Remmy model 7 CDL in 270 WSM. I think I have a chamber issue wanted some advice. New Federal ammo, bolt will not close without a LOT of effort. Winchester ammo will chamber but after it is once fired the brass(not resized) will chamber VERY hard. Even after full length resizing once fired brass is VERY hard to chamber. New Winchester brass FLS and handloaded for the first time chambers fine. After firing, same thing.very hard to chamber brass again. | ||
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The fact that you experience difficulty re-chambering fired, unsized cases doesn't necessarily mean anything as it is a fairly common occurrence. Encountering chamering issues after FLS tells me that the dies may not be set correctly. Bolt closing hard on new Federal ammo and not new Winchester ammo could mean out of whack ammo or chamber. What you need is a case gauge to help trouble shoot these issues. Without the gun, ammo and dies in hand, based solely on your description, the problem could be any number of things. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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It sounds like a headspace problem, assuming the chamber and receiver are all clean. You could try lapping the lugs a bit, but if it's new doesn't remington have some kind of warranty? | |||
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Yes I could send it back to Remington.But this close to hunting season I wanted to be sure what the deal was before I went that route. Now, I've never had a factory rifle that would not chamber factory ammo. Also, most of my once fired brass chambers fine even with only neck sizing in the other calibers and weapons I have loaded for.At least for several reloadings until you need to set the shoulders back a tad. | |||
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It could be an extractor problem. It could be an alignment error between the bolt head and the bore. It could be that the case head diameter on the Federal Ammo is a little large to allow the extractor to move easily out of the way and thus requiring excessive force. It could be a combination of these. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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Sounds like a competent smith needs to check it as Westpac is saying, too many posibilites. Butch | |||
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Welcome to the world of the 270 wsm. I have dealt with the same issues and know that a lot of others have as well. The Redding tech desk helped me out with the sizing issue. For my dies to size cases to easily chamber in my rifle I had to turn the die down past he point where it makes contact with the shell holder, then make sure the press cams all the way over. I have never had to turn a die down this far. It now sizes them so they now chamber easily. I load for about 15 cartridges and the 270 wsm is the only one where a fired case regularly does not chamber rather easily. I suspect it has something to do with the large amount of steep angled shoulder area pressing against the front of the chamber (as opposed to a more tapered case like the 30-06). My formula is to use a carefully and correctly adjusted FL die and not to fall into the trap of trying to make it a 270 Weatherby. Be patient and keep experimenting and you will get it working. 405wcf | |||
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If you have to screw the die in beyond normal contact with the shell holder, then either the die body is too long, which is easily trimmed to fit, or, there is a headspace issue. Either way I would take it to a competent gunsmith along with the dies and brass for him to sort out. Should be quick and simple. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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What happens if you clock the fired brass differently? Put a sharpie mark on a piece of fired brass and see if it's easier or harder to chamber with the mark in different positions. If so, then the chamber is probably crooked relative to the bolt face and/or bolt lugs. If things are straight, then chambering a fired case should not be that much harder that it was to remove it in the first place. One other thought, you have some kind of lubricant on the bolt lugs, right? | |||
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This is some of the many reasons I don't like and won't recommend any of the WSM's. I have had two 270 WSM's, never will have another........Tom SCI lifer NRA Patron DRSS DSC | |||
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