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Light686
Newbie Joined: September 07 2021 Location: usa Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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Posted: September 07 2021 at 12:10pm |
Brand new member here. Just purchased a Gibbs 1968 Ishapore 308 "jungle Rifle"- Problem i am having is once a round is fired the brass is EXTREMELY difficult to eject. Having already looked for obvious reasons via eyeball only i now believe it may best to buy a go/no go and field headspace gauge set for 7.62x51. The ejected rounds show no obvious signs of bulging or scratch marks from something being on chamber wall and fire forming around. Brand new to the game any help would be greatly appreciated
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A square 10
Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 14452 |
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welcome to the group , there are others here with far more knowledge in this area to help that will be along ,
i did have this issue with some ammo in my charnwood conversion years ago , what you have is a commercialy modified sporter that have gained their own place in the enfield collectors world , should be a great rifle once you figure out that issue , have you tried different ammos ? this was made for the military 763x51 originally and not the commercial 308 ,
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Shamu
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THOROUGHLY clean the chamber, I mean really scrub the heck out of it. dried, hardened residues can cause this.
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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britrifles
Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Atlanta, GA Status: Online Points: 6539 |
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I agree with Shamu, that’s the first thing to do. Use a bronze chamber brush for .308 on a chamber cleaning rod. Use lots of solvent. After you think it’s clean, wrap a patch around the brush, soak in solvent and clean again by turning the brush. Make sure it’s nice and shiny and patches come out clean before you try again.
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