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Fire forming troubles. 280AI
idahoducker
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Kimber Montana rifle and both federal factory and my own reloads of 280 Rem ammo.
All the cases are sticking pretty badly in the chamber (which was cleaned before shooting) and I cannot rechamber a fired case. Bolt lift seems fine and the primers are fine. All bullets are 140 grain and my reloads are with 40 grains of 4895 and seated into the lands per Noslers suggestion. The reloads require a lot of force to eject and the factory stuff requires tapping on the bolt handle with a mallet to get the bolt to back out. I can't pull those by hand. All I'm trying to do is fire form brass.
Any ideas? I'm going to try to get it to my gunsmith on Monday.
All the cases are sticking pretty badly in the chamber (which was cleaned before shooting) and I cannot rechamber a fired case. Bolt lift seems fine and the primers are fine. All bullets are 140 grain and my reloads are with 40 grains of 4895 and seated into the lands per Noslers suggestion. The reloads require a lot of force to eject and the factory stuff requires tapping on the bolt handle with a mallet to get the bolt to back out. I can't pull those by hand. All I'm trying to do is fire form brass.
Any ideas? I'm going to try to get it to my gunsmith on Monday.
Comments
your 40gr 4895 is a starting load for the parent cartridge and 140gr pills (according to Nosler) so that shouldn't be it.
are there scratches along the case body?
are the fired necks nice and round?
So, I fed em in one at a time strait to the chamber an no sticking or scratching for 8 rounds. These smart phones are pretty handy. So are you guys. thanks for the help. I'll get this scratch issue looked into.
sounds like an old/worn reamer.
Take a bore brush and wrap with a white patch and make a snug fit ito the chamber until it touches the should area, make few twists and withdraw and look for at color of the patch, especially at the shoulder area. I suspect your main issue is at the shoulder area of the chamber!
Quit shooting ammo until you find the issue! When you find your chamber issue one of the now tight fired cases will chamber ok, if the headspace is correct for the rifle!
Call Kimber. Time for a visit to the factory.
Right, Call Kimber.
Examine the receiver side rails and feed ramp for a burr.
The rifle was a Cadet Martini and the caliber was 219 AI Zipper formed from 30-30 and 32 Spl brass. Necks had to be blown forward with shoulder angle steepened & sharpened.
The rifle was pointed up vertically and fired.
Cases came out perfect.
Thank you for taking the time to report back to all of the members about the resolution of your problem. I always appreciate hearing the final outcome after a problem is encountered. It's great that Kimber came through for you.
Best.