billglaze
posted this
02 October 2015
At the risk of insulting your intelligence, (which is never my intention) I would mention that, even with tough G.I. brass, somewhere around 5 reloads is about the max. I feel good with, assuming the loads to be near/at service/max. level. And, if you do a lot of shooting, a broken shell extractor is a worthwhile investment. I had a broken case one time that I had to take to the gunsmith, which, he said, gave him “a helluva bad time” extracting it.
The other times, it wasn't very difficult, with the use of the extracter.
I only shot 20.5 gr. 4759 with the Lyman 311284 bullet; it would give 10 ring groups, with, usually, about 7 Xs off the bench, using the sling, which all my rifles preferred to have used. Did it work the action? No, but I got tired of chasing brass in the tall grass and weeds, and, besides, I only single-loaded for offhand practice, where single-loading is required in the Matches.
BTW: The advice about the rifle firing out of battery, with a partly closed bolt, is not only valid, but essentially so. The bolt lug is visible, and checking it in the fully-down position becomes a habit. A good habit. You will probably forget it only once--at least with that rifle.
Anyway, hope you find at least a germ of help in the above.
Bill
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. My fate is not entirely in Gods hands, if I have a weapon in mine.
