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Bolt sticks on extraction - could it be carbon build-up?
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<blockquote data-quote="tony d willIiams" data-source="post: 2867404" data-attributes="member: 108777"><p>Cleaning the brass is a minor inconvenience, at least to me. I use a sonic cleaner, hit the power and clean buttons, de-prime, clean again. No rush, I clean, rinse, then dry and when ready to reload, the brass is ready.</p><p></p><p>I weigh, measure each piece of brass when new, and after 3~5 reloads. I also write a number on each brass with an acid pen. All logged into a data base on laptop in the reloading folders.</p><p></p><p>If something changes, I want to know before damage is done. I, and hopefully you have seen rifles where the loads were too hot, and the chambers came apart.</p><p></p><p>I keep the ammunition I am shooting against my body, so the temperature is close to 96℉, always.</p><p>I was practicing in the desert, and being careless I left my ammo on the table, 122℉ ambient temperature.</p><p>The last round went into my chamber easily, as usual. The kaboom was louder, the recoil was much greater. I had to force the bolt up, but could not get the brass out.</p><p>Day was over except for pistol practice.</p><p>I went home and used a .300" brass rod and tapped it out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tony d willIiams, post: 2867404, member: 108777"] Cleaning the brass is a minor inconvenience, at least to me. I use a sonic cleaner, hit the power and clean buttons, de-prime, clean again. No rush, I clean, rinse, then dry and when ready to reload, the brass is ready. I weigh, measure each piece of brass when new, and after 3~5 reloads. I also write a number on each brass with an acid pen. All logged into a data base on laptop in the reloading folders. If something changes, I want to know before damage is done. I, and hopefully you have seen rifles where the loads were too hot, and the chambers came apart. I keep the ammunition I am shooting against my body, so the temperature is close to 96℉, always. I was practicing in the desert, and being careless I left my ammo on the table, 122℉ ambient temperature. The last round went into my chamber easily, as usual. The kaboom was louder, the recoil was much greater. I had to force the bolt up, but could not get the brass out. Day was over except for pistol practice. I went home and used a .300” brass rod and tapped it out. [/QUOTE]
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