I'm having trouble with my custom 6.5 creedmore. It is a Razor Ti action (based on 700 remington) with a pacnor barrel.
The guy that sold it to me had a load worked up with RL17 powder. The rounds were reloaded and were sticking inside the chamber (i.e. put a round in and have to shoot it to get the brass to extract) and the rounds were too hot in warm weather (blew a primer out of the last round I fired).
I tried a different load using Superformance powder, before my last hunting trip I shot some of these rounds and they were showing some promise but I took some of the RL17 loads because the turret was set up for them - shot 5 rounds during the hunt with the last one blowing out the primer. Went out to shoot some of the superformance rounds yesterday and they won't fire, the firing pin is striking the primer too lightly.
I had shortened the head space ever so slightly on these rounds (like 1/32 turn of the die) to help with the cartridge sticking. I checked the brass with the firing pin removed and I made the adjustments until I could only feel a slight amount of resistance. I even fired some of these rounds before the last hunt.
Is it possible that the last round I fired (a warm afternoon in AZ in Nov after waiting out a coues deer) that blew out the primer has damaged the bolt or the firing pin/spring?
Would love your thoughts on what to try next. I can buy a new firing pin and spring and the tool to replace it for less than $100 - is it worth trying?
The guy that sold it to me had a load worked up with RL17 powder. The rounds were reloaded and were sticking inside the chamber (i.e. put a round in and have to shoot it to get the brass to extract) and the rounds were too hot in warm weather (blew a primer out of the last round I fired).
I tried a different load using Superformance powder, before my last hunting trip I shot some of these rounds and they were showing some promise but I took some of the RL17 loads because the turret was set up for them - shot 5 rounds during the hunt with the last one blowing out the primer. Went out to shoot some of the superformance rounds yesterday and they won't fire, the firing pin is striking the primer too lightly.
I had shortened the head space ever so slightly on these rounds (like 1/32 turn of the die) to help with the cartridge sticking. I checked the brass with the firing pin removed and I made the adjustments until I could only feel a slight amount of resistance. I even fired some of these rounds before the last hunt.
Is it possible that the last round I fired (a warm afternoon in AZ in Nov after waiting out a coues deer) that blew out the primer has damaged the bolt or the firing pin/spring?
Would love your thoughts on what to try next. I can buy a new firing pin and spring and the tool to replace it for less than $100 - is it worth trying?