(Sigh) Yeah, bad morning! I've been working up a hunting load for my '06, started with 16.0 gr. of 2400 and a 185 gr. boolit. I finally got the boolit siuze and hardness figured out so that I was getting 1-1/2" groups at 50 yards. I swaged a flat nose onto the boolit and loaded ten rounds to see if the swaging had a negative effect on accuracy, same 16 gr. powder charge. Firing the first shot, the rifle slammed into my shoulder in a way that I'd not experienced before, even with factory loads. The bolt was locked shut, but with two friends holding the rifle, I manged to lift the bolt handle by hand. It was now frozen in the forward position, unlocked, and resisting any attempt to move rearward. Ugh!
I'm going to squirt penetrating oil into the breech area and then stand it up and squirt more down the bore. I'll try to tap it open in a couple of days. Assuming I can get it open and remove the fired casing, what next? What can be done to verify if it is safe to use again?