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Reloading
Stiff bolt after reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 474965" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>Weird stuff happens to all of us. I've been at this a long time as well and had similar thing happen to me loading 308s for my AR. I was loading a slow powder and 190 grain Bergers and having to seat them deep to fit the mag..... a compressed load. When I started shooting them I would have about 1 out of 20 that would not chamber all the way. I finally figured out that the case was expanded slightly just below the shoulder from the compressed powder. I had loaded 250 rounds and was not looking forward to having to pull all the bullets and resize the cases. That is when I came up with the idea of running them back through the sizing die. Worked like a charm. I'm going to change that load up next time and use a different powder and bullet combo, and I would not do that with my long range rifles, but I just use the 308 for playing around and short range stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 474965, member: 3745"] Weird stuff happens to all of us. I've been at this a long time as well and had similar thing happen to me loading 308s for my AR. I was loading a slow powder and 190 grain Bergers and having to seat them deep to fit the mag..... a compressed load. When I started shooting them I would have about 1 out of 20 that would not chamber all the way. I finally figured out that the case was expanded slightly just below the shoulder from the compressed powder. I had loaded 250 rounds and was not looking forward to having to pull all the bullets and resize the cases. That is when I came up with the idea of running them back through the sizing die. Worked like a charm. I'm going to change that load up next time and use a different powder and bullet combo, and I would not do that with my long range rifles, but I just use the 308 for playing around and short range stuff. [/QUOTE]
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