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Mike38 · March 25, 2013, 06:19 PM

I agree with the rough chamber. My NEF Handi Rifle would stick brass with “warm loads”. The primers showed no signs of pressure, but on occasion a spent brass would stick. I could see tooling marks in the chamber from the day it was new. I wrapped some 1000 grit sandpaper around a bore mop about the same size as the chamber and soothed the chamber a bit. No, not with an electric drill, just by hand. Took quite a while, but no more sticking brass. It didn't effect the accuracy, becuase it will shoot one inch groups with about any good ammo, and my best reload / best group last summer was 0.44 inch 100 yard group.

March 25, 2013, 06:19 PM	#4
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	I agree with the rough chamber. My NEF Handi Rifle would stick brass with “warm loads”. The primers showed no signs of pressure, but on occasion a spent brass would stick. I could see tooling marks in the chamber from the day it was new. I wrapped some 1000 grit sandpaper around a bore mop about the same size as the chamber and soothed the chamber a bit. No, not with an electric drill, just by hand. Took quite a while, but no more sticking brass. It didn't effect the accuracy, becuase it will shoot one inch groups with about any good ammo, and my best reload / best group last summer was 0.44 inch 100 yard group.