Went and shot my Ruger Precision 17 a couple weeks ago just to make sure it was still dialed in and to group some different ammo. All rounds loaded from the attached mag. First 2 shots landed right where I aimed. Went to load my third round and somehow jamed up the round so I just ejected the round and tossed it in the dirt and proceeded to load a round from the mag and everything seemed smooth and normal. Pull the trigger and boom. Sprayed me pretty good on the hand, face and the person sitting on the bench next to me. Pretty good cut to my thumb that proceeded to bleed pretty good.
After the initial WTF and a bandaid on the thumb I start inspection. Rifle was jammed part way closed and cartridge stuck in the chamber. After a couple soft taps with a mallet on the bolt handle the bolt opened and out pops the rim of the cartridge that was torn off. With no rod small enough to try to get the stuck cartridge out that rifle is done for the day.
Now at home with my bore light I can see the bullet is still in the barrel about 1/2 way down. I get the bullet out but can't get the cartridge out. Off to the gunsmith. He looked over everything and extracted the cartridge. He headspaced it and gun was gtg. In his opinion the round was was over pressure. What do you say?
After the initial WTF and a bandaid on the thumb I start inspection. Rifle was jammed part way closed and cartridge stuck in the chamber. After a couple soft taps with a mallet on the bolt handle the bolt opened and out pops the rim of the cartridge that was torn off. With no rod small enough to try to get the stuck cartridge out that rifle is done for the day.
Now at home with my bore light I can see the bullet is still in the barrel about 1/2 way down. I get the bullet out but can't get the cartridge out. Off to the gunsmith. He looked over everything and extracted the cartridge. He headspaced it and gun was gtg. In his opinion the round was was over pressure. What do you say?