Thread: Fixin stuff

Have you measured the headspace on your fired brass?

Have you noticed if only partial neck sizing or just touch ammo solves the problem?

Have you made 10x ammo with a 10 thou jam and fired it to see if that eliminates the headspace issue ?

Is it possible that your FL die is pushing the shoulder too far back ?


If all seems well then replace the firing pin Spring, age has softened it or it has spent a little time in the cocked position which is common for some bolts stored out of the rifle, which can soften some springs

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Have you measured the headspace on your fired brass?

Have you noticed if only partial neck sizing or just touch ammo solves the problem?

Have you made 10x ammo with a 10 thou jam and fired it to see if that eliminates the headspace issue ?

Is it possible that your FL die is pushing the shoulder too far back ?

I've tried 4 or 5 different factory loads with the same problem, am not handloading for it. Have not measured headspace on brass.

Originally Posted by gimp

I've tried 4 or 5 different factory loads with the same problem, am not handloading for it. Have not measured headspace on brass.

New spring will fix it, if you ever store a bolt out of a rifle make sure it's de cocked, and make sure you know how to re cock it before reassembly.


Storing your bolt in a rifle at least allows it to be de cocked and removes some Spring compression pressure