Need a new bolt. Recommendations

[r.tenorio671]

Popgun, that sounds about right. The virgin Starline I converted I originally sized at 1.88", after firing they ranged from a low of 1.193 for the lighter bullets to the highest of 1.195" for the hottest HDY 108 ELDM & Berger 105 VLD, everything in between avg'ed 1.194, including the Nosler 105 RDF's I tested with Lever and W748. I'll be adjusting my sizing die to set shoulder at 1.190 for future loads. I had already tested some by chambering them in the same manner as how Johnny did on his vid where he converted various brass, manually press in BCG until the bolt closed and casing chambered completely. The amount of change on the sizing die was literally only the width of the witness mark made by a Sharpie pen on the die body & lock ring.

Hope your bolt problem resolves, I haven't encountered any with my Ballistic Advantage BCG/bolt after 113 rounds in a single session. I don't know if Aero/BA is manufacturing their own BCG's & bolts or sourcing them from an OEM.