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Known Loads too hot now..why
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 384892" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Thank you 300Remum!!</p><p></p><p>The first time I ever experienced excessive bolt thrust was 30 years ago with a really hot loaded 7mmWby. Ejection was really difficult so I pondered the situation and decided that putting case lube on the case before firing it would cause it to come out really smoothly. 100% exactly wrong!!! Had to put a cleaning rod down the muzzle and use a hammer to pound on it to help get the case out.</p><p></p><p>Last summer my daughter and I were shooting a F-class match and it began to rain and we were doing alright until the drying towel go so wet we could not longer dry the cases and they were damp and the bolt lift got bad but we continued and the towel got wetter then the cases were wet with drops on them and then the bolt stuck. We DNFed right there. Went home and took the rifle apart and dried everything. Everything was good to go for the next match. </p><p></p><p>Shooting one round over a chronograph proves nothing about water in the chamber. In F-class your chamber is going to be hot because of your rate of fire and it will evaporate a certain amount before trouble starts showing up. If your chamber is cold then it will take lesser amounts. Some of it will depend on how rough or smooth your chamber is to begin with.</p><p></p><p>Both times I have had issue was in custom chambers. I have never noticed it in factory chambers but then I don't hunt much with factory chambers. I </p><p></p><p>Water in the chamber is different than water in the barrel. I have stuck a 22 rifle barrel 3-4 inches deep in the water and shot fish many times. I don't recommend it but I have done it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 384892, member: 8"] Thank you 300Remum!! The first time I ever experienced excessive bolt thrust was 30 years ago with a really hot loaded 7mmWby. Ejection was really difficult so I pondered the situation and decided that putting case lube on the case before firing it would cause it to come out really smoothly. 100% exactly wrong!!! Had to put a cleaning rod down the muzzle and use a hammer to pound on it to help get the case out. Last summer my daughter and I were shooting a F-class match and it began to rain and we were doing alright until the drying towel go so wet we could not longer dry the cases and they were damp and the bolt lift got bad but we continued and the towel got wetter then the cases were wet with drops on them and then the bolt stuck. We DNFed right there. Went home and took the rifle apart and dried everything. Everything was good to go for the next match. Shooting one round over a chronograph proves nothing about water in the chamber. In F-class your chamber is going to be hot because of your rate of fire and it will evaporate a certain amount before trouble starts showing up. If your chamber is cold then it will take lesser amounts. Some of it will depend on how rough or smooth your chamber is to begin with. Both times I have had issue was in custom chambers. I have never noticed it in factory chambers but then I don't hunt much with factory chambers. I Water in the chamber is different than water in the barrel. I have stuck a 22 rifle barrel 3-4 inches deep in the water and shot fish many times. I don't recommend it but I have done it. [/QUOTE]
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