It was leaving the case in the chamber...

by rob , Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 07:58 (3944 days ago) @ Paul

Because the firing pin didn't retract it would spit the case out of the extractor. Until making the pin retractable a round couldn't even fit into the extractor. Now it extracts perfectly but the pin isn't hitting the case hard enough or straight enough or something. I was thinking the pin was riding up over the case but the receiver has a little spring loaded wedge that rides in the bolt groove from the breech face toward the rear that would essentially sit on top of the firing pin and direct it down into the rim. I wondered what that was and now I'm pretty convinced its for that purpose. Maybe I can take a picture of it tonight and post it.