Rifle Scopes Sticky Bullets?

[Walsh]

Last week I was sighting in my new Nikon scope! And I loaded 1 round into my rifle and closed the bolt and fired- ok, no problem. I then go to pull my bolt back to eject the spent case and my bolt wouldn't open. I finally hit it hard enough and it popped open.

2nd bullet, I used the same bullet (well a 2nd one) and I loaded and fired- ok no problem. I then go to open it and it is J A M E D UP like it was crazy glued, I finnally had it freaking had to hit the $h!t out of the bolt to open it.

These rounds were loaded by someone for me around the start to mid-summer. I have not oiled/lubricated my rifle in some time (Remington 700 SPS-V in .308). Headstamp read: NNY 308 WIN

3rd bullet, I used factory Remington and every thing went SMOOTH.

Thanks,
P.B.Walsh

 

[NukeMMC]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

Sounds to me like the load is a bit WARM for your rifle. I wouldn't shoot anymore until you find out from your buddy exactly what the load is and compare it to a load chart for 308. 1/4-1/2 gr extra of powder can and will make it extremely difficult to open the bolt after firing.

 

[NukeMMC]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

ps - You may want to move this to the reloading section.

 

[Walsh]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

I have no clue who loaded these bullets, a friend of mine got one of his friends to make some. I figured that the cases were not lubricated and that's why they stuck.

How do you move this thread to the reloading section. I thought I posted this on the Rifle section, I need to pay more attention some time.....

Thanks,
P.B.Walsh

 

[desertfox01]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

reloads from a friend of a friend.........oooooohhhhhh.....scary. the issue is not because they are not lubricated. do you oil up all your other ammo before shooting it? no. what is happening is the case is expanding because the load is (like mentioned above) on the warmer side. while maybe this load worked in the friend of the friends rifle. it obviously is not working with your rifle. hopefully you did not get to many of these rounds. if you reload, you can re-use the brass and bullets. since the powder is an unknown, use it as fertilizer. just my $.02 worth.

 

[BallCoeff_606]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

You've got a cheap reloading job there. Get rid of it.

The cases are from cheap Russian factory ammo; I'd guess they even have a black annealing ring around the neck - do they?

There's also either way too much powder in that cartridge, or the wrong kind of powder. Or both. Or maybe even floor sweepings of different kinds of powder and dust or metal lathe cuttings or such crap. That's because the case head (the ass end where the primer sits) was forcible expanded by way too much pressure so that it got lodged into the bolt head.

Even if it was a legit reload, it might be a maximum load for somebody else's firearm, not yours.

It's a real bad idea to use somebody else's reloads, especially if you don't know them real well and exactly how well they reload, and if you aren't real good at reloading yourself, and if the load is not made exactly for your firearm.

 

[Walsh]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

I only got 10 of these (well 8 now) so I am at no loss.

Thanks for the info,
P.B.Walsh

 

[Ratbert]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

Not to mention, it's illegal to sell reloaded ammo without the proper license. Don't know if you paid for it or if it was a gift, don't know if the original loader had his license or not, just sayin: keep that in mind.

 

[Walsh]

Re: Sticky Bullets?

I didn't pay a dime, I'll keep that in mind for the future.

Thanks,
P.B.Walsh