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7mm STW
Disappearing bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Laelkhunter" data-source="post: 1319307" data-attributes="member: 38154"><p>Can you remove the muzzle brake? If you can, remove it and drop a bullet through it. It's possible the gases from the muzzle is cutting into the brake, leaving a ragged edge that might be protruding into the path of the bullet. If the bullet drops through with no resistance, then that's good. If it gets hung up on the way through, you might have some metal in the way. I found this was the case with my muzzle brake, and a quick stroke or two with a chainsaw file cleared it up. No more problems.</p><p> Could be your brake is doing this with the first couple of shots cutting into the metal of the brake, then the last shot, there is enough metal to disturb the bullet's flight, but this bullet is "clearing the way" for the next couple of bullets until it builds up again.</p><p> Sounds farfetched, but if you drop a bullet through the brake and it goes through cleanly, then you have eliminated that as the cause of the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Laelkhunter, post: 1319307, member: 38154"] Can you remove the muzzle brake? If you can, remove it and drop a bullet through it. It's possible the gases from the muzzle is cutting into the brake, leaving a ragged edge that might be protruding into the path of the bullet. If the bullet drops through with no resistance, then that's good. If it gets hung up on the way through, you might have some metal in the way. I found this was the case with my muzzle brake, and a quick stroke or two with a chainsaw file cleared it up. No more problems. Could be your brake is doing this with the first couple of shots cutting into the metal of the brake, then the last shot, there is enough metal to disturb the bullet's flight, but this bullet is "clearing the way" for the next couple of bullets until it builds up again. Sounds farfetched, but if you drop a bullet through the brake and it goes through cleanly, then you have eliminated that as the cause of the problem. [/QUOTE]
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