Wolfsburg1
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I recently purchased a 700 ADL (pre Rem Arms) in 30-06. I had the action/barrel/bolt Cerakoted and converted to a BDL with a H-S Precision stock. I reloaded a handful of test loads and headed to the range:
-Remington and Norma factory ammo functioned fine
-Two of three handloads shot great. Bolt was a little tight closing but no big deal
-Eventually I got to a few handloaded cartridges that I could not get the bolt to close on
When I got home I checked the rounds with a headspace gauge and all were fine. My fired brass chambered tightly or not at all. I sized a bunch of brass on my Forster FL sizing die and they chambered ok.
I did some research and found that perhaps Cerakote on my bolt face and lugs was the issue so I sanded them down and It seemed to help a bit.
I ordered a Forster go gauge and my my bolt will NOT close on the go gauge. The gauge is for 30-06, 270 and 25-06. I tried it in my Rem 700 270 and the bolt will not close. I also tried it in a Rem 783 270 and the bolt will not close.
I have not removed the extractor in any of the guns but from what I have read that should not be an issue. Extractors are hard to find right now and I'd rather not risk removing them.
Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions as to what is going on? Perhaps there's some Cerakote in my 30-06 chamber? But what about the other guns? They are factory as-is. Should I be losing sleep over this?
Thanks,
Wolfsburg1
-Remington and Norma factory ammo functioned fine
-Two of three handloads shot great. Bolt was a little tight closing but no big deal
-Eventually I got to a few handloaded cartridges that I could not get the bolt to close on
When I got home I checked the rounds with a headspace gauge and all were fine. My fired brass chambered tightly or not at all. I sized a bunch of brass on my Forster FL sizing die and they chambered ok.
I did some research and found that perhaps Cerakote on my bolt face and lugs was the issue so I sanded them down and It seemed to help a bit.
I ordered a Forster go gauge and my my bolt will NOT close on the go gauge. The gauge is for 30-06, 270 and 25-06. I tried it in my Rem 700 270 and the bolt will not close. I also tried it in a Rem 783 270 and the bolt will not close.
I have not removed the extractor in any of the guns but from what I have read that should not be an issue. Extractors are hard to find right now and I'd rather not risk removing them.
Does anyone have any thoughts/suggestions as to what is going on? Perhaps there's some Cerakote in my 30-06 chamber? But what about the other guns? They are factory as-is. Should I be losing sleep over this?
Thanks,
Wolfsburg1