Brass stuck in chamber after firing

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Re: Brass stuck in chamber after firing

Post by tom604 » 12 Mar 2017, 6:14 pm

you have to force,,or at least use more force,, to get the bolt home,,,,but only after 300+ rounds,,,,only used a bore snake, so while your bore was cleanish,, your chamber was most likely dirty,,,most rifles today have clearance to accept most if not all store bought ammo ( don't want to get sued) but if you have crud in your chamber the shoulders of your bullet may be getting squeezed as you load and then when you fire it will expand more so that it will be jamming up so that you cant eject. just my 2 cents :thumbsup:
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Re: Brass stuck in chamber after firing

Post by Noisydad » 12 Mar 2017, 9:25 pm

Another possibility is a week extractor spring. These are often tiny little things and if it's lost its tension through use or age, the extractor hook wont grip the rim/groove tight enough and with any further resistance (for example, a slightly dirty chamber) the case will be left in the behind as the bolt is worked.
Personal experience of this and still cant find a new extractor spring for my old Tikka M55 .222
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Re: Brass stuck in chamber after firing

Post by ob1 » 14 Mar 2017, 10:51 am

Zombie thread - the posts were from January 2016. Just saying.
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Re: Brass stuck in chamber after firing

Post by COLLECTOR 1 » 14 Mar 2017, 8:05 pm

Sounds like a rough chamber....or a chamber problem of sorts especially with new factory ammo. Try another brand of ammo and if that fails and the problem still exists I'd be taking it to a gun smith for,review. Either way it's not a biggy, just a pain in the buttocks.

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Re: Brass stuck in chamber after firing

Post by Oldbloke » 15 Mar 2017, 8:29 pm

I think zobster died of old age 12 months ago.

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