Recent content by Washam71418

Ok, so I’m sure there are 2 issues. The once fired shell not wanting to chamber was solved by screwing my die down another 1/4 turn for a total of 1/2 turn past contact with the shellholder with ram extended. It doesn’t cam all the way over but it was enough to make the cases chamber and extract...

Yes, I screwed my die down until it touched the shellholder (ram fully extended) then retracted ram and screwed in another 1/8-1/4 round. Would that be sufficient?

Maybe it’s lack of primary extraction and resizing die issue combined

I’ve looked into the primary extraction and it’s makes sense until I got to thinking about rechambering a case once it had been fired for the first time. Would the bolt being out of whack cause the cases to be hard to chamber as well?

Internet search for expected velocities for various cartridges I reload.

Hi, my name is Ben Washam. I’m new to the LRH community. So far I have found it helpful and the members very friendly. I’m from Northeast Louisiana, my family and I love hunting and pretty much anything outdoors.

I guess that’s possible, where would I begin to look for measurements to compare my die to?

Lefty- Was yours sticking in the bolt, or the chamber? Once mine “breaks free from the chamber” it ejects fine. It doesn’t stick in the bolt that I can tell. Are you referring to them milling the extractor river on the inside of the bolt or the bottom of he outside?

If I remember correctly, it looked to Have been ground off on the bottom of the bolt. Is that what you are referring to? Doesn’t look milled lol

Haven’t tried that, im at work for 3 weeks so it will be a while before I get the rifle back in my hands.

300 RUM, no factory ammo has been fired thru it.

Wouldn’t a bulge be taken care of by the resizing die? Don’t get me wrong here guys, I appreciate all the feedback. It’s just not adding up to me. I seem to be able to shoot holes in every idea except maybe the chamber polishing.

Yes, it is hard to chamber after being fired once. It doesn’t matter if it has been resized or not. I set the die just like the instructions say. That was my first thought, checked that first. That’s what led me to try and chamber a fired case that hadn’t been resized. Every time I think I’m...

I have calipers. I am off at work now so I can’t supply dimensions or make any more measurements right now. I do remember the checks I did make didn’t show anything that raised a flag with me. I doubt excess pressure because I had the same results at several different powder charges with no...