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The PRC die "problem"
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<blockquote data-quote="c-ne-elk" data-source="post: 2029717" data-attributes="member: 33799"><p>Flyguy11 - here are some real conditions that you were asking for...</p><p></p><p>I have two 6.5 PRC's and both are having bolt click issues after about the 3rd loading.</p><p></p><p>Both rifles are custom, one is a Gunwerks and the other an Alamo Precision. The Alamo Precision was built on a Defiance action.</p><p></p><p>I am using Berger 156g EOL Elite Hunting bullets in both rifles.</p><p></p><p>In the Gunwerks rifle, 57.0 g H1000 (well below max load) and Fed 215 primers at 3,043 fps (from a Labradar)</p><p></p><p>In the Alamo, 55.6 g H4831SC (also well below max load) and CCI Mag rifle primers at 2975 fps. (from a Labradar)</p><p></p><p>I am using ADG brass and have also tried Gunwerks brass (made by ADG) and I even tried some Hornady brass. Same issue with each type of brass.</p><p></p><p>I typically anneal every shot using an AMP annealing machine calibrated for the brass. But with this issue I even tried not annealing some cases to see how it worked and still got the hard ejection after the 3rd or so load.</p><p></p><p>I have not paid attention to see if I am seating the bullets to SAMMI spec depth as I worked up loads moving my bullets off the lands in increments until I got the best groups and SD's from the load.</p><p></p><p>I bump the shoulder's back on both rifles 0.002" (I use two different sets of resizing dies) using Redding a Redding full length Match Die Set and seat bullets using a Redding Competition Bullet Seating die.</p><p></p><p>I have talked to both Gunwerks and to Alamo Precision and they are both aware of the problem. The issue is real and unless you have a chamber that has been opened up at the base or was originally built a bit too large at the base you will have this issue.</p><p></p><p>I also know of 2 other PRS shooters here that are having the same issues with their 6.5 PRC's, while I do not have their data nor do I speak for them, I know they are suffering the same "bolt click" issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="c-ne-elk, post: 2029717, member: 33799"] Flyguy11 - here are some real conditions that you were asking for... I have two 6.5 PRC's and both are having bolt click issues after about the 3rd loading. Both rifles are custom, one is a Gunwerks and the other an Alamo Precision. The Alamo Precision was built on a Defiance action. I am using Berger 156g EOL Elite Hunting bullets in both rifles. In the Gunwerks rifle, 57.0 g H1000 (well below max load) and Fed 215 primers at 3,043 fps (from a Labradar) In the Alamo, 55.6 g H4831SC (also well below max load) and CCI Mag rifle primers at 2975 fps. (from a Labradar) I am using ADG brass and have also tried Gunwerks brass (made by ADG) and I even tried some Hornady brass. Same issue with each type of brass. I typically anneal every shot using an AMP annealing machine calibrated for the brass. But with this issue I even tried not annealing some cases to see how it worked and still got the hard ejection after the 3rd or so load. I have not paid attention to see if I am seating the bullets to SAMMI spec depth as I worked up loads moving my bullets off the lands in increments until I got the best groups and SD's from the load. I bump the shoulder's back on both rifles 0.002" (I use two different sets of resizing dies) using Redding a Redding full length Match Die Set and seat bullets using a Redding Competition Bullet Seating die. I have talked to both Gunwerks and to Alamo Precision and they are both aware of the problem. The issue is real and unless you have a chamber that has been opened up at the base or was originally built a bit too large at the base you will have this issue. I also know of 2 other PRS shooters here that are having the same issues with their 6.5 PRC's, while I do not have their data nor do I speak for them, I know they are suffering the same "bolt click" issues. [/QUOTE]
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