It's been several years since I've been able to shoot my beautiful black and stainless V2 pistol. At the last session however, I found myself having removal problems with the spent 209 Rios primers I was using. Shooting light to medium loads of Triple 7, with a thick waxed wool felt wad and 220 grain REAL pure lead bullets.
I actually had to carefully pry the lip of the primer up and use needle nose pliers to pull it from the primer recess. I used a jewelers loupe to examine the primer chamber and only saw a little roughness from factory machining. Reminded me of a chip scar from a chip maybe caught on a reamer used to finish size the chamber (I'm a tool and die maker by trade).
I'm wondering about carefully using 2000 grit emery cloth on a mandrel, followed by Mother's Mag Polish to lightly polish the primer chamber.
Thoughts please?
I truly enjoy this extremely accurate pistol. Shooting cloverleaf groups from a rest at 45 yards over and over is common. Scoped with a beautiful Weaver 2X pistol scope, this pistol is a fun range toy. Were I still a hunter, I have no doubt I'd harvest deer each and every season if I did my part.
Don
I actually had to carefully pry the lip of the primer up and use needle nose pliers to pull it from the primer recess. I used a jewelers loupe to examine the primer chamber and only saw a little roughness from factory machining. Reminded me of a chip scar from a chip maybe caught on a reamer used to finish size the chamber (I'm a tool and die maker by trade).
I'm wondering about carefully using 2000 grit emery cloth on a mandrel, followed by Mother's Mag Polish to lightly polish the primer chamber.
Thoughts please?
I truly enjoy this extremely accurate pistol. Shooting cloverleaf groups from a rest at 45 yards over and over is common. Scoped with a beautiful Weaver 2X pistol scope, this pistol is a fun range toy. Were I still a hunter, I have no doubt I'd harvest deer each and every season if I did my part.
Don
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