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[traper]

I,m having trouble ejecting spent shells out of my 243 BSA rifle, took it to gun smith and he said there is notin wrong, then why the ejection is so hard, any out put would be appriciated, thanks, Traper

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

Ejecting or extracting? Does the action open easily and the spent case come out easily? Or is it hard to open?

What do the spent cases look like? Are your primers flattened?
1 possibility is too much pressure if it is hard to extract.

Ejection is a different matter

 

[traper]

Spent cases are hard to open or eject, factory ammo, almost feels like too much pressure, primers flatten a bit but not to bad bad, down loaded some ammo, and feels better the shelf bought, Traper.

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

I would try a box of different brand ammo and see if that helps, you well may have too much pressure from the ammo you are currently using.
There have been several instances of "hot" to overloaded factory ammo being produced in recent years

 

[traper]

I would try a box of different brand ammo and see if that helps, you well may have too much pressure from the ammo you are currently using.
There have been several instances of "hot" to overloaded factory ammo being produced in recent years

What would be the cause of too much pressure, later, Traper

 

[alberta tactical rifle]

There are a number of things that can cause pressure problems, typically powder charge is the #1 cause, and with factory ammo I suspect this is the case.
If you handload, a change of brass can make a huge difference, due to different case capacities.

 

[gunster-old]

Alberta Tactical has good advice.

If you still have a problem after changing brands of ammo try giving the barrel a good cleaning. A very badly metal fouled barrel can raise pressures and cause cases to stick in the chamber. Use an aggressive ammonia based cleaner such as Sweets 7.62 and scrub with cloth patches until no blue colouring shows on the patch. This may take a lot of work to get it clean. Don't use bronze/brass brushes as the ammonia cleaners will eat the brush and give you a false blue colour on your patch even after the barrel is clean.

 

[traper]

Thanks for all youre input i,ll keep you posted, later, Traper.

 

[JoeP's old business account]

Although primer flatten is not a really good technique in determining over pressure, most people have no other way. Comparing the fired case primer to a new loaded round will give you some idea. Primer flattened with sharp corners is generally high pressure. In some instances, you may even seen tooling marks on the primer (from bolt face).

Inital thoughts are that it is the ammo, and trying a few different brands would be in order. Thats the quick and dirty.

You haven't mentioned if this is an original barrel or a modified or rechambered barrel.

 

[traper]

Stickr Action

The barrel is 26" Dougles, now that i clean the crap out of it it is better but still not perfect. Later, Traper

 

[sunray]

Have the headspace checked.