Hey All- A guardian angel must be watching over me. Let me start with that.
Today I bought a trapper, 94 Winchester in 44 mag.
A load that wasn't that crazy- 285 grain cast bullet, mold was purchased from a gentleman here. Sized to .432 to run in the blackhawk hunter. Loves 'em. They chambered just fine, first shot and smoke came out of the back of the rifle. Very hard to open- primer blown and case was separated. I was able to use the Cerrosafe that's been hanging around for a few years now. Case removed.
Rifle stripped down. When bolt is re-assembled into the rifle, there's a spot where it comes to an abrupt stop. The block that locks the action-smooth-perhaps set back? Twist of some sort? On the bolt face I can read what case it was by the brass lettering.
In determining what made 'er go. The bore is a .429 and I was running a bit more than I should have, with a very fast powder.
So I am reaching out with some options in my head.
1. scrap it- lesson learned, rather expensive one at that.
2. Fit the bolt to make it run smoother and go to the old standby of .429 size.
3. Sell what parts I can. Hang rest on wall
4. ?
Thank you for the time to read and give your thoughts on what you would do in this scenario. Please- I am pretty certain I know what I did-there's no need to rub my nose in it.... too badly.
Zingger