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looks like gases leaking past shoulder?
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<blockquote data-quote="greggc1960" data-source="post: 887698" data-attributes="member: 67952"><p>@300RUM... No, I have not found any more crud in the chamber after I did the initial cleaning. What I have noticed, on all but the first two rounds(remember, its only had 8 thru it at this point), is an obvious influencing of the neck to one direction. I'm thinking this kind of leans towards the liquid in the chamber solution. Too bad, I didn't think to try and find an index for that point. I'm gonna go out in the morning and try to beat the wind for more shooting. I gotta fire form my brass anyway, and as long as it doesn't leak gases around the back end, it'll be fine. I'll know rite away- I have cleaned and dryed everything I can see. If that was the problem, and I tend to think it is, then its solved. Will post more tomorrow.</p><p></p><p>@Sidecar Flip...Thanks, I think igot it. Apparently, this chamber is really tight. The spent cases chamber easily. Fire formed, rite? The new cases chamber harder, telling me that possibly, they are longer. The bolt closes, I aint beating on it or nothing, it just takes a bit more effort than I like. And I do see one of them gauges in my future.</p><p>Thank you, everyone, I was definitely freaking out. I'm not pleased with the workmanship on this weapon, and I'm sure that this fact was making a large impact in my thought processes...not that I would have figured it out on my own, this is outside my experience, but I was ready to send it off to another smith to get it "fixed". Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greggc1960, post: 887698, member: 67952"] @300RUM... No, I have not found any more crud in the chamber after I did the initial cleaning. What I have noticed, on all but the first two rounds(remember, its only had 8 thru it at this point), is an obvious influencing of the neck to one direction. I'm thinking this kind of leans towards the liquid in the chamber solution. Too bad, I didn't think to try and find an index for that point. I'm gonna go out in the morning and try to beat the wind for more shooting. I gotta fire form my brass anyway, and as long as it doesn't leak gases around the back end, it'll be fine. I'll know rite away- I have cleaned and dryed everything I can see. If that was the problem, and I tend to think it is, then its solved. Will post more tomorrow. @Sidecar Flip...Thanks, I think igot it. Apparently, this chamber is really tight. The spent cases chamber easily. Fire formed, rite? The new cases chamber harder, telling me that possibly, they are longer. The bolt closes, I aint beating on it or nothing, it just takes a bit more effort than I like. And I do see one of them gauges in my future. Thank you, everyone, I was definitely freaking out. I'm not pleased with the workmanship on this weapon, and I'm sure that this fact was making a large impact in my thought processes...not that I would have figured it out on my own, this is outside my experience, but I was ready to send it off to another smith to get it "fixed". Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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