4runnerman
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Hello all. Time to help this old fart. Any help would be great
Model-Savage 6MMBR
New Barrel. Problem I am having is- Hard to close and open bolt. I am using Full Length Sized brass- Forester Comp Die set- Caming over did not help. I colored one case with marker. When I chamber round and get it out,the only place it is hitting is right above groove in base. I used go/no go gauges. Took barrel off today and used old barrel as a key- Brass that did not chamber easy in new barrel was used in test. When I put that sized brass in old barrel and let it fall in, It fell just as far in new barrel. Leads me to thinking brass or barrel is not the problem. This is with brass only-No primer or bullet,just sized brass. Could I have set my headspace to tight?.. Go gauge-Bolt closes. No Go Gauge-Bolt will slide forward but not even start to close. Brass is trimmed to Min length. Not sure if it makes a difference-Barrel is Match,chambered for VLD's.
Model-Savage 6MMBR
New Barrel. Problem I am having is- Hard to close and open bolt. I am using Full Length Sized brass- Forester Comp Die set- Caming over did not help. I colored one case with marker. When I chamber round and get it out,the only place it is hitting is right above groove in base. I used go/no go gauges. Took barrel off today and used old barrel as a key- Brass that did not chamber easy in new barrel was used in test. When I put that sized brass in old barrel and let it fall in, It fell just as far in new barrel. Leads me to thinking brass or barrel is not the problem. This is with brass only-No primer or bullet,just sized brass. Could I have set my headspace to tight?.. Go gauge-Bolt closes. No Go Gauge-Bolt will slide forward but not even start to close. Brass is trimmed to Min length. Not sure if it makes a difference-Barrel is Match,chambered for VLD's.
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