03-05-2024, 11:53 PM
Made up dummies and adjusted die for nice shoulder bump.
Checked loaded ammo and adjusted as needed. (Two purposefully left long.)
Got to the range and sent nearly 60 rounds down range. Started normal break in shoot and clean. Shoot couple clean. Shoot couple 2x clean again... then cleaned after every ten till I was done for the day.
Found bolt excessively difficult to operate. Checked loading. Cleaned chamber again. Nothing found. Changed ammo to FF loads. These also firm but different feel. Changed again to Starline brass again "stiff". Shot a few FF loads and during clean, greased bolt lugs. Noticably smoother and after 20 or so operation was mostly normal. Now @ 60 or so operation is normal. I feel cocking cam was simply rough from bluing. Looking at it its now polished smooth.
Two head stamps of FF loads where fired. All filled out beautifully. All are already cleaned and annealed ready for reloading. These will be range brass, maybe some cast loads or subs.
One load was Surprisingly warm. I stopped shooting pulled and weighed load. Everything was fine and it was plenty below posted bolt max and near max for AR 's. Makes me a bit concerned as its first loading in Bolt Gun Range. FF loads where made with AR start load as 7.62 brass is smaller capacity.
I found and installed my bolt extension. Surprising to find this new bolt is smaller then my Grendel bolt from few years ago. So I greased bolt and mixed up epoxy and bedded bolt handle in each side then installed it. MUCH better leverage and feel. That lil bolt was lost in my mitt and hard ta grasp and manipulate.
CW
https://youtube.com/shorts/dDvzmI09vPY?s...5vFKlp95mX
https://youtube.com/shorts/vWqrwzfLK0Q?s...6Z5HQf6gdP
Checked loaded ammo and adjusted as needed. (Two purposefully left long.)
Got to the range and sent nearly 60 rounds down range. Started normal break in shoot and clean. Shoot couple clean. Shoot couple 2x clean again... then cleaned after every ten till I was done for the day.
Found bolt excessively difficult to operate. Checked loading. Cleaned chamber again. Nothing found. Changed ammo to FF loads. These also firm but different feel. Changed again to Starline brass again "stiff". Shot a few FF loads and during clean, greased bolt lugs. Noticably smoother and after 20 or so operation was mostly normal. Now @ 60 or so operation is normal. I feel cocking cam was simply rough from bluing. Looking at it its now polished smooth.
Two head stamps of FF loads where fired. All filled out beautifully. All are already cleaned and annealed ready for reloading. These will be range brass, maybe some cast loads or subs.
One load was Surprisingly warm. I stopped shooting pulled and weighed load. Everything was fine and it was plenty below posted bolt max and near max for AR 's. Makes me a bit concerned as its first loading in Bolt Gun Range. FF loads where made with AR start load as 7.62 brass is smaller capacity.
I found and installed my bolt extension. Surprising to find this new bolt is smaller then my Grendel bolt from few years ago. So I greased bolt and mixed up epoxy and bedded bolt handle in each side then installed it. MUCH better leverage and feel. That lil bolt was lost in my mitt and hard ta grasp and manipulate.
CW
https://youtube.com/shorts/dDvzmI09vPY?s...5vFKlp95mX
https://youtube.com/shorts/vWqrwzfLK0Q?s...6Z5HQf6gdP