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Old December 29th, 2008, 11:33 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by coffeecup View Post
Check the "brass" heads of your ammo with a magnet. I'll bet they are only brass washed STEEL. If so, that is your problem. The steel heads will not contract after firing and the case is sticking in your chamber. Switch to ammo with real brass case heads and the problem evaporates.
I had this problem as well and this was the reason. I can not shoot the cheap steel ammo through it as it would expand in the chamber and make it tough to eject. I just switched to the more expensive brass rounds and have not had a problem since.
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