Cratered primers and empty cases stuck in chamber.

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Cratered primers and empty cases stuck in chamber.

Posted: 9/6/2005 12:53:02 AM EDT

Happened to me twice with my Arsenal Bulgy 74. Im useing wolf fmj 60gr. 5.45, the primers are allways cratered is this anything to worry about?

The first time I got an empty shell stuck in the chamber I had to tap it out with a cleaning rod, the second time it was only stuck about halfway and I extracted it by forceing the bolt back.

Im gonna try some different ammo today and see if it still jams up. Im hopeing maybe it just needs to be broken in or maybe its the ammunition because I cleaned the rifle throughly when I bought it and after everytime I fired it. It only has about 200 rounds through it.

Has this ever happened to anyone, or do you know what the problem might be

Posted: 9/6/2005 9:33:44 AM EDT

[#1]

STOP SHOOTING IT.

Sounds like excessive powder in the case, which flows back the primer and seats the case so it stays.

FWIW steel expands fine, but does not snap back like brass, no prob at all in an AK though

Posted: 9/8/2005 8:54:59 AM EDT

[#2]

I never did get to the range. So you think its a problem with the ammo and not the rifle?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Cratered primers and empty cases stuck in chamber.

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