Sheeple vote for this BS. It's astonishing how ignorant and gullible people in a first world country can be

Miles out of my lane here but it seems unlikely to me that absolutely no damage would have been done. If the pressures really were above 200k PSI that...

************************P14 ActionAs far as I can tell the proof cartridges weren't action specific and neither were the specs for duty ammunitio...

Glad that you are still with us!Cast the chamber to check whether it got damaged,  stretched or so. I'd be a bit iffy of that action now. Th...

Fortunately that turned out well. I'm sure there are actions that would not be quite so forgiving. Thanks for writing it up, serves to remind us ...

I've only ever used a hard wood dowel and never had an issue. Alloy, slug size and lubrication are key IMO. If you have to pound on it one or mor...

Generally, it should be the case, but not always. Bullet speed, bullet construction,target medium etc play a role.That's the point. It isn't...

Happy result. Ideally you want to start with a pure lead blank that is just a little over max possible bore dimension. It's also a good idea to l...

Nobody at our club shoots 7.62x39 and I'm starting to realize why ::) A good few at mine do and they use their own stubby round nose bullets cast...

The bullet profiles differ substantially which will make up a fair bit of your shortfall. Your jacketed example is longer and pointier. Suspect that i...

Really interested to hear what you find. Hope it's nothing dire.

31 years or older, possibility of worn components?Given the fixed barrel design my gut says that POI couldn't shift that much vertically unless s...

Given it's fixed sights, barrel and previously used ammo I'd suspect something other than a mechanical issue. Did you try it off a rest by a...

The matter drags on here in PE, people are still having the police arriving at their houses wanting to confiscate weapons. It would however seem that ...