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<blockquote data-quote="esshup" data-source="post: 222408" data-attributes="member: 11101"><p>Well, I feel real embarassed. I have about 80 cases in .257 Wby that were neck sized only, but I had a problem so they have .006" of runout. I checked a fired case, and the runout is .001", so I thought I could fireform the bad cases to straighten them back out. They wouldn't straighten out when run thru a bushing neck sizer, so I wanted to give it a try. I filled the case with Bullseye and weighed it. 55 grains. So, 5.5 grains of bullseye, topped off with COW to the bottom of the neck, then plugged with a bit of cotton ball to hold the COW in the case, right? A bit of COW came out of the barrel on the first shot, but it still had a plug in the neck. So, I loaded another one and pulled the trigger again. It didn't seem to fire, (no noise even like the primer going off with earmuffs on) so I waited a minute and opened the bolt. The bolt was hard to open, and when I did, the primer popped out of the shell and a bit of COW seemed to come out of the breech as well. Well, it seems that the 5.5 grains of bullseye mixed a bit with the COW when I poured the COW into the case and it wasn't enough to throw the first case full completely out the barrel. The 2nd firing kept pressure in the chamber until I opened the bolt, and the pressure pushed the primer out of the case. The barrel is plugged good now! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> I'll take a bore mop, trim most of the mop off of the end, and sharpen the twisted wire into a flattened point to try and "drill" thru the COW that is stuck in the bore using my hand and the cleaning rod with the chamber protector in place..... </p><p> </p><p>Where did I go wrong? Should I have put a tiny wad of cotton ball between the powder and COW?</p><p> </p><p>At least it's on the Vanguard!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="esshup, post: 222408, member: 11101"] Well, I feel real embarassed. I have about 80 cases in .257 Wby that were neck sized only, but I had a problem so they have .006" of runout. I checked a fired case, and the runout is .001", so I thought I could fireform the bad cases to straighten them back out. They wouldn't straighten out when run thru a bushing neck sizer, so I wanted to give it a try. I filled the case with Bullseye and weighed it. 55 grains. So, 5.5 grains of bullseye, topped off with COW to the bottom of the neck, then plugged with a bit of cotton ball to hold the COW in the case, right? A bit of COW came out of the barrel on the first shot, but it still had a plug in the neck. So, I loaded another one and pulled the trigger again. It didn't seem to fire, (no noise even like the primer going off with earmuffs on) so I waited a minute and opened the bolt. The bolt was hard to open, and when I did, the primer popped out of the shell and a bit of COW seemed to come out of the breech as well. Well, it seems that the 5.5 grains of bullseye mixed a bit with the COW when I poured the COW into the case and it wasn't enough to throw the first case full completely out the barrel. The 2nd firing kept pressure in the chamber until I opened the bolt, and the pressure pushed the primer out of the case. The barrel is plugged good now! :mad: I'll take a bore mop, trim most of the mop off of the end, and sharpen the twisted wire into a flattened point to try and "drill" thru the COW that is stuck in the bore using my hand and the cleaning rod with the chamber protector in place..... Where did I go wrong? Should I have put a tiny wad of cotton ball between the powder and COW? At least it's on the Vanguard! [/QUOTE]
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