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jus sayin? CAFR, you aren't completely correct. The items that you mentioned will not give you a 100% guarantee that it will chamber. Remember he is loading a round into his or his buddy's rifle with the brass from the other rifle. They were chambered by the same smith and same reamer. Go on the second page on the campfire forum and look for the post on this.
jus sayin

Originally Posted By butchlambert1
jus sayin? CAFR, you aren't completely correct. The items that you mentioned will not give you a 100% guarantee that it will chamber. Remember he is loading a round into his or his buddy's rifle with the brass from the other rifle. They were chambered by the same smith and same reamer. Go on the second page on the campfire forum and look for the post on this.
jus sayin


Butch, boobie, I am completely correct.... Unless the chamber is wrong, a full length resize and case length gauge WILL make ammo that fits a spec chamber. That's how the factory does it. Why would you debate a common sense statement? I can't break it down any further because I used up all my crayons explaining to another reloading expert why he shouldn't look down the bore of a loaded gun. Jeeze.

I appears you lack experience. Lots of the folks here use custom guns and wildcats. We hope the die maker made the die to match the chamber. They don't always. We hope the 'smith chambers all the same. They don't always. Recently I had two chambers cut for the 6.5RUMLR. One in a Lilja on a Savage action for my son-in-law and one in a Christensen barrel. There is about .005" difference in the two. If I full length size a case to nicely fit mine, it will NOT go into his.

Perhaps there is a difference in the steel. Or the guy does sloppy work. I don'tknow. I do know things in the real world sadly don't alway work they way they do in theory.

I build custom guns and wildcats. I would never allow a rifle to leave my shop that doesn't chamber properly made ammo.

I stated that properly reloaded ammo will fit a spec chamber. I stand by that statement.

I build custom guns and wildcats.

I can't wait to get out of here.

I am a Professional Gunsmith. I do this for a living. I chamber rifles to SAAMI "GO" for a spec chamber. I also test fire each new chamber, rifle, barrel, etc that I install. I didn't get on this thread to start a giant debate with a bunch of forum experts. I stand by my statements. I can't wait to get out of here.

I am a Professional Gunsmith. I do this for a living. I chamber rifles to SAAMI "GO" for a spec chamber. I also test fire each new chamber, rifle, barrel, etc that I install.

I didn't get on this thread to start a giant debate with a bunch of forum experts.

I stand by my statements. I can't wait to get out of here.

The bolt rotates about 70 degrees and stops solidly. It moves quite normally up and down.

I haven't read all the rest of the answers, but ... this sounds a little bit like the front action screw could be too long. Have you tried pulling the barreled action out of the stock, then see if the bolt will turn? If that works, probably you need to shorten the front bolt a smidge.

Tom

You can chamber a rifle so the "go gage" barely closes and then use brass fired in a rifle with a "generous" chamber. In many cases I have found that a standard resizing die will not reshape the brass enough to have it chamber easily.

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The forum experts here were in this business when you were still [bleep] yellow. They don't make a living splatter painting ARs.

I'd say if it's not the front screw interfering, it's time to take it to the gunsmith and have him take things apart.