That doesn't mean they won't, why play with fire, i am sure you would rather have both your eyes and not half a face if the bolt does come apart. Why even risk it.
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That doesn't mean they won't, why play with fire, i am sure you would rather have both your eyes and not half a face if the bolt does come apart. Why even risk it.
thats what they are SUPPOSED TO DO..... why Im grateful the makers of my model 70 built it so strong... the gases vented out through hole on left and down into mag well...I still wore a face full of grit.... the CASE HELD TOGETHER.... and I thank the good lord it did... swelled out so far the case head is permanently stuck in end of bolt...the web area...bit between barrel and bolt has raised out about 1mm and about 1mm long.....sort of looks like a mini belt on a magnum.... the lug which had the wee extractor in side of it swelled and broke around extractor claw... the lug itself looks to have expanded outwards SLIGHTLY.....
the really bad cases of bolt in face were often hangfires with dud ammo going off as bolt was opened .....bugger that for game of soldiers....
Ive read of two cases where a .308 has been fired through a .270......both shooters survived,one rifle poked the other was ok/salvagable.
about the safest round/powder combo Ive seen and reloaded is the wee 7.62x39mm case using AR 2206 powder....or trailboss...its nearly impossible to put too much in case.... BUT if you change out that powder to a fine ball powder you can do so easily.... and resulting loads could well put you in ambulance in bad way...
Well I believe there was a chap on the west coast recently that was flown to hospital with the rifle bolt still embeded in his face as a result of using reloaded ammunition with incorrect powder used for purpose.
Seen pic's of the rifle and I suspect he was lucky (if you can say that) to survive! Barrel blown off, bolt lugs sheared off as well as handle
I'm not risking anything I'm enquiring about the fact bolt actions are rather strong ,one Muppet on here sends a link of a blown up ar15 not what I was asking about it's a semi .Then everyone jumps on there the high horses saying I'm being foolish ,like what fuck I don't push the envelope on my reloading
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True enough bolt actions are strong but can still fail. So long as you don't push the limits there shouldn't be a problem. I don't think everyone is getting on there high horses I think they are more concerned about your safety and the safety of others reading this thread.
without checking manual...I would guess both are fine BECAUSE I use same in 223 and similar in the 270...the 30/06 having bigger barrel hole so less surface area and pressure...interesting choice of load for a dirty 06..... very interesting indeed..
but no way in hell would I load up cases without checking manual....
Min load for that combo is 57gr max is 62gr a
Greetings NRT,
Thanks for your candid sharing of your load data with us. As above both are in the safe zone and I am sure work well for you. With regards about bolt actions being strong this is true and they have been getting steadily stronger since they were introduced in the mid 1800's. The weak link has been the cartridge case. The case has to be ductile enough to obdurate (expand to seal the chamber) but hard enough not to fail, especially in the head. Modern bolt actions like Micky's post 63 Model 70 and most push feed actions handle the gas from a ruptured case quite well but older actions often do not. Older actions, especially those over 100 years old are made from steel that is more brittle. Should the case fail the rifle can be damaged or destroyed and if the action does not handle gas well the rifleman can be injured or worse as well.
Load data is set at pressure levels that should be safe in all rifles chambered for the cartridge. This allows for the variations that can be encountered in the components plus a healthy safety margin. Those that work up loads past published maximums are eating into this safety margin. Mostly they will get away with it but a fast lot of powder or other component variation can put them in dangerous territory. I don't load beyond published maximums in most of my rifles. I also load well below max in my old soldiers (actions made from 1881 to 1942). The rifle that is loaded a little hotter is my Tikka T3 6.5x55. Some but not all 6.5x55 data is held down to 45,000 CUP due to some older actions of military rifles including my M38 Swedish Mauser. As I have posted earlier I don't have much faith in the usual high pressure signs like primer appearance, bolt lift etc. preferring to use a chronograph together with published data as an indicator of pressure.
All the best with your handloading. I have been loading my own for about 50 years and am nowhere near bored with it yet. My cautious nature has kept me out of trouble thus far and hopefully will do so in the future as well.
Regards Grandpamac.
We'll thank you for taking the time to write an informative response that answers some of my queries, especially brittle metal never thought of that.Yes when I retire I plan to shoot a lot more paper ,and heap of reloading an enjoyable hobby. Cheers Grandpamac
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