Thread: Bolt hard/stiff/gritty to lift after firing

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

we have some s&b .308 brass here and its horrid crap. seems to expand at the web quite a bit...eg when resizing you get pronouced mark at web area and moving the press handle is a major effort. we chuck it after firing now (and Im a real tight wad) no issues at all with any other brass through same rifle.

I've noticed the extra force needed when re-sizing S&B too, not just .308, but 8x57 and 7.62x39 too If I remember, they seem to be a bit hotter than most because the primers are a bit flatter after firing than you'd expect from factory ammo