Turd Furgeson

Excellent information 98Z5V!!! Thanks Again. After reading through it all, and based on live fire results, I think I am very close. In fact, when I rest the rifle on the mag, it functions well. I noticed my magazine catch has some slop in it. I shimmed it out (raised the mag slightly) and will retry live fire. Albroswift, I have only used Magpul to date and was thinking the same thing. I think I'm only a few thou off and between removing the slop out of the mag catch and a slightly hire mag, I hope to solve my issue. JWard listed some mag height samples... so I'll order some of the higher ones (like the Lancer).

by "bolt catch" I mean mag catch😀

BTW, the width of the bolt catch (where it mates with the mag) on the commercial 308 is .2475". The width of the bolt catch (same spot) on the problem 6.5 is .2455" (diff of .002"). Wondering if a .002" delta might raise the mag high enough to fix the issue. If not, I think I'm screwed 😡

Distance - .675" Other lower measurements: Another brand 80 .654" Another commercial 308 .668"

Hey Guys, I now have a good balance between gas and recoil systems. However, I am still seeing the bolt over run the next round... then jam. With reloads at 2.800 OAL, I can manually get/cause the bolt to run over the round as it fed from the magazine. If I let the magazine hang naturally via gravity, I can make it over run the case. If I support the magazine (push up on it from the bottom of the mag) it will not over run the case, then jam... so a very small tolerance between jam and not jam if the mag was being supported or not. I then surmised that the OAL of the round (2.800) and the long style of the bullet in the case (6.5 Creedmoor), may be creating an excessive attach angle as the bolt stripped the case out of the magazine, that would allow the bolt to over run the round, thus causing the jam. Again, I was able to do this manually with some dummy rounds. Next, I loaded some 6.5 Creedmoor rounds with a bullet (140 grn kSST Hornady) that called for a shorter OAL of 2.690". I was thinking from an angle of attach perspective, it would be less than the rounds at 2.800 and then not allow the bolt to over run the round. I tested (live fired) around 40 rounds, and it definitely helped.... but still occurred (3-4 rounds). Thoughts? I suspect the upper/lower is out of spec in some way and the mag is just not high enough to allow for 100% proper purchase of the bolt lugs on the case head. I'm using PMAGS. Not sure what to do at this point.... thanks.

First time I've seen Vic... awesome.

That's what I want to be when I grow up!

Welcome. Also in AZ. Have a son in the Chairforce in your area as well. Best advice as a new member myself is to listen to 98Z5V!!!

Welcome from Arizona!

Here's my modest review. I've never annealed cases before, so take this with a grain of salt. Did some research and will link the best below. I used Tempilaq 450 degree and 700 degree to set temp and length of time. Once I got the right timing, I annealed 100 5.56 cases. Pics and vid below. Assuming I did this correctly, the Annealeez is easy to set up and operate. https://bisonballistics.com/articles/the-science-of-cartridge-brass-annealing https://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html VID_20230326_140751_Trim.mp4 VID_20230326_140751_Trim.mp4

Good explanation... thanks.

read my mind... used to have a Beretta, I think it was a .22 cal I took in trade for something.

Smart kid!

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Same here brother. Lived in WA from age 13-21. NV for 8 years, then AZ since early 90's. Great gun state. I think it's really red, but the McCain machine cheats it blue.

hahaha.... you got me! Review coming soon :)... w/ pics. ""If you post, inquiring about a product, be it new or old, and no one respon...." and Lesson 65b... love it!

Anybody have any experience with this? Looks like it gets the job done at a reasonable price. https://annealeez.com/product/annealeez/

Welcome from Arizona!