last time out shooting I had a problem with several reloaded cartridges. The primer pockets actually opened up enough that when I ejected the spent round the primer fell out and came out loose from cartridge. After examining the bolt I noticed the ejector pin was crammed into the bolt face and stuck there. The pin did not stick until the last shot fired, which was about the third case where the primer came loose. For the past 8- 10 months have been neck sizing only...after 3-4 reloads the bolt became a little stiff to close so I bought a redding body die and started body sizing after each 3rd or 4th reloading to bump the shoulder a little. I'm afraid the last time I ran cases through the body die I might have bumped the shoulder too far. Does this sound like it may be causing the problem with the primer pockets and stuck ejector pin? (I'm picturing the cartridge in chamber with too many thousandths of a gap at the shoulder and when fired the whole case is "slamming" back into the bolt face.)
Looking for some help or ideas...thanks!
Looking for some help or ideas...thanks!