Yes. 5/16-36 tap and the proper drill. Getting it perfectly centered to the gnats behind isn’t critical. A good bit is going to follow the primer hole.
Thank you BruceP. I always heard and assumed it was an automatic stuck bullet, maybe it is with a pistol.
Someone else mentioned neck tension. I suspect plenty considering I’m just using standard FL dies and no neck turning.
Thanks all.
My old man loaded Accurate 7 instead of Reloder 7 in a 45/70 Marlin Guide. It split the receiver in two along the holes for the scope mounts and sent the barrel forward about 10 feet. Is was not a loud explosion, just a very soft pop. I was there. It did absolutely nothing to him. Talk...
When I pulled the bullets in the cases I tried to fire, the bases of the bullets were smoky. The remaining 2 that I did not try to fire were clean. That tells me that the primers did ignite. But no report and no bullet movement. None. I decapped the 2 live primers. In retrospect I should...
I’m with you fellas. I’ve fire formed, with toilet paper and pistol powder, and popped primers in empty cases. They always make a sharp report. Hence my confusion.
I certainly would have checked the bore had the bullet not still been in the case. It was obvious something wasn’t right. I...
Today I was testing a load in my 6x45. First round, click. Wait 30 seconds, eject. Solid hit on the primer. Figured I finally made a dud. Ejected, bullet still in the case, just a dented primer. Second round, click. Same. What the heck? Third round, click. OK, that’s it. Moved to a...
Always been skeptical of sending lapping compound down the bore at high pressure. The results seem to speak for themselves in this post however. Thanks for the reports.
Just to close this out for someone who might hit on this from a search. Replaced the extractor, extractor plunger, and spring. Significant wear on the extractor when the 2 compared. Solved the problem. I am at a loss as to how the extractor could be so worn and not be a smooth bore, yet it...
A simple switch barrel is a way to do what you want. Get a receiver with an integral recoil lug or have it pinned if it’s not. A very simple barrel vice and an action wrench and you’re set. We used to switch barrels all the time at benchrest matches. I have several sporting rifles setup the...
Friend of mine brought this rifle by with a problem. It feeds and extracts fine, but the extractor lets go of the case head before the case gets to the ejection port, dropping the case before it goes out. I’ve researched some and everything points to replacing the extractor and extractor...