Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
[Re: James]
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08/03/18 11:17 AM
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Bummer you can't find any James, My wife's .25-06 had a similar issue with some re-loads I had gotten from my Father. I bought a box of factory and they chambered fine, I reloaded the factory rounds and they ran fine. I then tired to resize and reload some of the brass that had been run though his die and the I still couldn't get the bolt to close. I didn't look into it too much after that but near as I can figure it was a problem in the neck of the case. Sorry I couldn't be more help, hope you get it figured out. It might be worth it to call up the Rifle Manufacturer and see what they have to say.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/03/18 11:48 AM
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James, you say you measured the re-sized brass with micrometers and found it to be under SAAMI spec. How exactly did you measure the head space of the brass using the micrometer? Were you just checking OD's and total length? Looks like for .28 Nosler ammo the gage diameter is .420" and the headspace length is 2.243 - 2.236" Are you able to take that measurement? https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Z299-4_ANSI-SAAMI_CFR.pdf#page=13The few bottleneck rifle cartridges I reload all headspace on the shoulder. The headspace spec is a particular gage diameter somewhere in the conical feature of the brass case. That gage diameter is supposed to be a given distance from the end face of case. The way I check this is that I use a little ring gage with and ID of the exact headspace diameter. Then I put the ring gage over the neck of the case so that it seats on the conical taper of the case. Then, with calipers, I measure the distance from the bottom face of the case to the end of the ring gage. Then subtract the length of the ring gage. That gives you the distance from the bolt-face end of the case to the gage line. This is the measurement you need to check to see if your brass is sized to the correct headspace tolerance. I think you can also buy some pre-made case gages that will check the headspace of the brass as well as some of the other features. https://www.brownells.com/reloading/meas...-prod33287.aspxI don't know if you can get them in .28 Nosler, though. I'm sure a friend with a lathe could make you a usable ring gage like I described above.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/03/18 09:37 PM
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Have you blackened the case neck and then resize it? If the case of all rubbed out your die needs adjusting.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/04/18 09:22 PM
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G. Smith and Bucksnbears get the prize. The primers turned out to be two-thousandths of an inch high. Man, that rifle has a tight chamber--but that's a good thing.
I noticed, when I was remeasuring headspace with my calipers and Stoney Point gauge, that the case wasn't quite touching the calipers on the ends of the case, just in the center. Close examination showed a gap about the diameter of a human hair everywhere except the primer's location.
I've traced the problem to my Lee Autoprime, which has been used past its useful life and has too much play in the linkage. By rotating the case repeatedly, I was able to seat the primer just a smidge more, and now the rifle bolt closes. The Autoprime needs replacing. Any recommendations on a new primer seating tool? I like the hand-held ones like the Lee.
Thanks for all the useful advice offered here.
Jim
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/04/18 09:28 PM
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Btw, the rifle, a Christensen Ridgeline, is new and I've never fired it.
I'll give a shout-out to Christensen for standing behind their rifles. The Christensen rep offered to look at the rile and recheck it, paying for shipping both ways.
I'm now embarrassed, and need to write an email apologizing for bothering them. All due to my rookie loading mistake.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/04/18 10:13 PM
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i use the lee ram prime for my bigger rifle reloading. i like it alot
still use the lee auto prime for the .223 tho
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/05/18 01:15 AM
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There are still a few of the Lee Auto-primers floating around. Just have to make sure you jump on them when you come across them.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/05/18 01:35 AM
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I'm not sure I'm a fan of the Lee anymore.
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Re: Rifle nuts: I can't close the bolt
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08/06/18 11:18 PM
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