Winchester 63 chambering issue
- Thread starter JHZR2
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In the next to last picture, are those indentations in the chamber directly opposite the extractor groove?
Agree the firing pin ding is a problem.
Also agree try some round nose instead of truncated cone.
Not had good luck with Winchester or Remington bulk .22... Had some Remington that the bullet was so loose it was a problem feeding in a bolt action.
Still looks dirty.
Agree the firing pin ding is a problem.
Also agree try some round nose instead of truncated cone.
Not had good luck with Winchester or Remington bulk .22... Had some Remington that the bullet was so loose it was a problem feeding in a bolt action.
Still looks dirty.
That chamber looks like it's been peened from dry firing. Probably where your issue resides.
JHZR2
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Interesting.
We had like 30 minutes at the range before they closed, after I picked the rifle up from my FFL, so barely enough time to do a cursory check, clean and lube the operating parts, run a bore snake a few times, and try to shoot it.
I have it apart, have a swaying tool in order, and will try some of my CCI Clean poly coated ammo.
JHZR2
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There’s a “roughness” at the extractor groove, and a firing pin indent. No idea when this happened, this rifle has probably been sitting in a closet for 45 years and not shot in 50…
It is still dirty. I cleaned some of it to try to get a few shots off, now it’s being detailed.
I agree. Hoping that the swaging tool I got can fix that… with some different ammo.
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JHZR2
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I got the swaging tool in the mail. Lubed it up and worked it around the burr areas.
Less was more, I worked it a bit then tried to put a round in by hand. It went pretty easy.
I want to limit how much I work off with the swage tool.
You can see the peening is still there. So the removal is “just enough” for now. Will try to chamber some actual rounds next, but I’d rather mess with it at the range.
So I’ll give it a good cleaning and hope for the best….
Less was more, I worked it a bit then tried to put a round in by hand. It went pretty easy.
I want to limit how much I work off with the swage tool.
You can see the peening is still there. So the removal is “just enough” for now. Will try to chamber some actual rounds next, but I’d rather mess with it at the range.
So I’ll give it a good cleaning and hope for the best….
JHZR2
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It is much cleaner, and I can place rounds in far easier.
I’m leaving it like this:
Cleaned it extensively after finishing the swaging and testing round chambering with dummy snap cap type rounds.
The last few inches of the barrel shows some pitting.
As long as it is reasonably accurate at 25yd and doesn’t keyhole, I’m not going to worry much, it’s just for my kids to have fun shooting their great grandfather’s and grandfather’s rifle.
I’m leaving it like this:
Cleaned it extensively after finishing the swaging and testing round chambering with dummy snap cap type rounds.
The last few inches of the barrel shows some pitting.
As long as it is reasonably accurate at 25yd and doesn’t keyhole, I’m not going to worry much, it’s just for my kids to have fun shooting their great grandfather’s and grandfather’s rifle.
That's cool! He would like that.
JHZR2
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For sure. My FIL is super excited to take my oldest shooting!
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