Brass stuck in chamber after firing

[brett1868]

How strong is the spring on the extractor? Does it take much effort to move it in or out? Might be a bad spring that's lost its tension after getting warmed up...

[zobster]

Problem solved!!!

The Howa prefers a diet of OSA and Fiocchi ammunition. PPU is a no no!

[sandgroperbill]

Everything seems to prefer ADI/OSA/Buffalo River

[Sender]

Hmm, never heard of Howa being fussy about what they will feed.

[Jasonf]

Are you full length resizing your brass? Because it sounds like your brass has expanded and is jamming up in the chamber. Also a wire coat hanger mite be good for clothes or a car door unlocker but should not be used as part of you're gunsmithing tools.

[Tripod]

First of all are you cleaning from the muzzle or the action? Always clean the barrel from the action and out through the muzzle to avoid pushing crap into the chamber and action, Also get a larger brush to clean the chamber as the one for cleaning the barrel will not be any use in the chamber. My guess would be you either have some crap stuck in the chamber or you have a problem with the extractor. How much damage is the extractor doing to the rim of the case when it doesn't extract?

[tom604]

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

[Noisydad]

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

[ob1]

Zombie thread - the posts were from January 2016. Just saying.

[COLLECTOR 1]

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.

Collector 1

[Oldbloke]

I think zobster died of old age 12 months ago.