SBS brass getting stuck

F5N7 · January 12, 2013, 01:29 PM

I bought some once fired .308 brass from Everglades. It's a mix of manufacturers. I loaded 30 rds with 6 being SBS. All the SBS gets stuck in the chamber when charging. I was just wondering if anybody else has had this problem with this brass.

greentick · January 12, 2013, 01:59 PM

probably operator headspace and timing...

Just kiddin bro! Needed a break from the sick lame and lazy here at the saltmine.

mikld · January 12, 2013, 02:49 PM

Sticking in the die (chamber)? Firearm type? Die type? Case lube?

F5N7 · January 12, 2013, 04:41 PM

Thanks greentick. mikld, the gun is a CMMG 308 and the SBS brass is the only brass (completed round) that sticks in the guns chamber.

greentick · January 12, 2013, 05:19 PM

I think he's using hornady new dimension dies. Not sure about the lube.

medalguy · January 12, 2013, 11:11 PM

Have you checked your resized brass against a good case gauge? You really need to do that first thing. Sounds like the cases may have been MG fired in a really loose chanber and your resizing didn't push the shoulder quite all the way back into spec. Can you lower the sizing die down any more? Might take enough so that the ram is "camming over" when you resize.

I've reloaded many thousands of SBS cases and had no problems.

chiefr · January 12, 2013, 11:15 PM

My first question would be if you full length sized all of your brass?

January 12, 2013, 01:29 PM	#1
F5N7 Junior Member Join Date: July 26, 2012 Posts: 5	SBS brass getting stuck I bought some once fired .308 brass from Everglades. It's a mix of manufacturers. I loaded 30 rds with 6 being SBS. All the SBS gets stuck in the chamber when charging. I was just wondering if anybody else has had this problem with this brass.

January 12, 2013, 01:59 PM	#2
greentick Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2011 Location: Deep South Posts: 261	probably operator headspace and timing... Just kiddin bro! Needed a break from the sick lame and lazy here at the saltmine.

January 12, 2013, 02:49 PM	#3
mikld Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2009 Location: Southern Oregon! Posts: 2,891	Sticking in the die (chamber)? Firearm type? Die type? Case lube?

January 12, 2013, 04:41 PM	#4
F5N7 Junior Member Join Date: July 26, 2012 Posts: 5	Thanks greentick. mikld, the gun is a CMMG 308 and the SBS brass is the only brass (completed round) that sticks in the guns chamber.

January 12, 2013, 05:19 PM	#5
greentick Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2011 Location: Deep South Posts: 261	I think he's using hornady new dimension dies. Not sure about the lube.

January 12, 2013, 11:11 PM	#6
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	Have you checked your resized brass against a good case gauge? You really need to do that first thing. Sounds like the cases may have been MG fired in a really loose chanber and your resizing didn't push the shoulder quite all the way back into spec. Can you lower the sizing die down any more? Might take enough so that the ram is "camming over" when you resize. I've reloaded many thousands of SBS cases and had no problems.

January 12, 2013, 11:15 PM	#7
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	My first question would be if you full length sized all of your brass?