11-29-2011, 04:41 AM
Variable Wrote:Do you guys think he might have a chamber cut for a 7.62x39 bolt?
That's my read, that or the bolt is not going in fully in battery. Even if miscut to the "longer Hornady", that would not account for the extractor not engaging. Or no Firing pin strike.
From memory most of the noise around "bad hornady" was with non-AA barrels with super tight tolerances, and even that was only LBC and LW/CSS. And was more of a shoulder radius issue than a true headspace problem. I'm not aware of any AA old or new that had issues. Certainly no one posted about them.
It's not clear from the original post if the hammer is dropping, or if it just won't snap. The second would imply not fully in battery. You can get a light firing pin dimple just from attempting to chamber a round.
In any case, something is wrong and the vendor should take care of it.