Greek Ammo, Tight Chambering ?

[hylander]

Well I got out to shoot my new 03A3.

Some of the Greek Ammo chambers fine, most is tight chambering.

When I say tight Chambering I mean when you close the bolt it is tight, the headspace seems to tight.

My Reloads chamber smooth as Silk.

I do not have a 30-06 headspace gauge

I'm thinking about pulling down the Ammo and resizing the cases.

What do you all think ?

[eric123]

After chambering one of the tight rounds, what does it look like after it is ejected(unfired of course)...any scuff marks...maybe the bullet is seated out to far, or maybe your rifle has a shorter throat...just a thought

[AzRednek]

I suggest you give the chamber a good scrubbing before disassembling the ammo. I like to use GI surplus 45 brushes to clean chambers. The flexible brushes used to be dirt cheap at gun shows but I haven't seen them in any large quantity for quite some time. If there is any corrosion on the ammo, steel wool it clean. If the corrosion is real nasty, gently place the bullet end in a drill chuck, using the steel wool, spin and polish it untill it is bright and shiney. Get the cartridge's shoulder good and clean. It is also perfectly safe to tumble loaded ammo.

[hylander]

Problem is definetely the Greek ammo.

I measured the ammo and compaired it to SAAMI specs

And the shoulder is off by as much as .020 , most measured .016 long.

SAAMI = 1.9480

Greek Case = 1.964

I also measured my Headspace on both 03A3's

Sporter measured .007 Headspace

Original measured .004 Headspace

So this stuff must have been made for the Garand

So before I fire anymore of this ammo I pull it down and bump the shoulder back.

Has anyone ever resized a loaded round.

 

Also weighed the powder, 54.2 gr. of Ball powder

Bullets, 152gr.

[karlunity]

Has anyone ever resized a loaded round.

 

 

Yes. But it was a pistol round.

 

I think that you would be better off getting a bullet puller, I use a kinetic one from Midway, and unloading the round first.

 

I did that with several hundred rounds of Greek ammo. ( Boris, my 1917 Enfield did not like it either)

 

It was not too bad and far better then having one go "bang" in the press.

 

karl

[hylander]

I think that you would be better off getting a bullet puller, I use a kinetic one from Midway, and unloading the round first.

 

I agree; and I already have the Kinetic Puller.

[AzRednek]

Before you beat the puller to death!! Allot of military ammo has a sealer between the bullet and cartridge's neck. Using your seating die gently nudge the slug in slightly just enough to break the seal. Your arm and puller will appreciate it. Make certain you have the seater die's crimp groove set way high so you don't tighten the crimp any.