I have a great condition (they all are I understand) Yugo 24/47 I picked up at Big 5 Sporting goods last year for $100.00. Trouble is that the bolt number doesn't match and just so happens that it appears a tad too long.
I loaded up a dummy round with the boolit pushed back in so it doesn't touch the rifling and the bolt still closes tight. I can see a shiny spot form on the forward shoulder corner of the case.
Next thing I did was take the same dummy round and chuck it into the drill press & took .005" off the face of the rim so as to shorten the cartridge. It then chambered normally.
I tried an RCBS full length resizing die and a Lee die to minimize my chances of the die variable.
Even factory ammo and military rounds unfired have this same problem. They all chamber great in my Turk.
So, how does one go about getting this taken care of? Do the smithy's take material off the bolt face or the back of the lugs or what? I would think the hardness of the lug faces might be sacrificed but maybe not.
Any ideas of a home remedy like lapping the lugs and measuring and lapping and measuring. Is this a job best left only for a gunsmith or could someone being real careful do it?