The first trip out The retaining screw on the no gun smithing scope mount came loose and I managed to strip it by overtightening it as it was a brass screw .
Second time out I must have picked up a tiny bit of grit on a cartridge when I closed the bolt it jammed tight a few mil out of the breach , so the bolt wouldnt open or close and needed a lot of force to get the bolt open then force the case out of the chamber with a rod .
Then today after sixty rounds or so a case separation , it was a Lapua case with 44 grains of N140 and 168 grain bullet . I went home thinking it would be a hard job trying to the rest of the case out of the chamber , after removing the bolt I slid in a length of thin stiff wire with a hook on the end just to have a feel , low and behold as I pulled the wire back it clicked onto the neck of the case and out it came , with no resistance .
One saving grace no hassle , having about a 100 rounds left with a couple of different loads as I have been trying to use up the odds and ends as it was only an ETR shoot , Iam thinking off pulling them all and inspect all the cases I have and trying a lighter load . Must admit the shoulder was begining to ache this morning .
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Well thats FB finished for this year , roll on 2013 .
Dave
