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Got it home today. Still looks good. Feels good... But.. that large bolt diameter... my 700 bolt take down tool does not fit. The rear of the bolt is too wide to fit inside my bolt take down tool. It also has this 'cocked' tab that sticks out the back bottom which *might* interfere with most...

I just got one sent to my FFL yesterday. I guess they just started shipping them- mine is sn #00053.... Saw it today, but gotta wait 10 days to pick it up- stupid California..... Looks good- smooth and tight- Didn't bring a trigger with me to be able to check the cocking feel. Came with a...

Yes. The round is completely out of the mag. The round nosedives in the chamber itself. The cartridge base is high... which leads me to believe the bullet tip is hanging up on the chamber shoulder. Pushing the bolt slow/med speed, it's okay. It has time to level out in the chamber. Run it fast...

Open the front. Keep the entire lip straight.

I am using AI mags. When it happens, it looks like about the length from bullet tip to shoulder short of closing... Which again leads me to believe its the bullet tip catching the chamber shoulder. I pried the lips of the mag quite a bit, and seems much better. Might need some more tweaking...

I just tried it with some rounds. I opened it up a lot more than 0.020..... I read 0.448 at the front now it was 0.410ish The back. now 0.425.. it was about 0.400 Still not quite perfect, but much better.

Shovel. I asked around at a few diff forums, Here's one response I just got I wanted to share. ****** "Don't file the lips! Open the front about 0.020" wider than they are now. This will raise the bullet tip about 1/16" so it starts into the chamber easier. Make sure you keep the lips...

I'm kinda with ya Shovel..... I think it may be held too long in the lips... Not positive, I *think* it's the bullet tip catching the shoulder of the chamber. I get the bolt most of the way forward. If cutting works, please tell me how much you took off. DTI, The mag is about as close to...

I just converted my savage 308 to 6.5creed. I've been using a CDI AICS setup with no issues in 308, but in 6.5... sometimes the round starts into the chamber, and seems pointed 'up' and the bullet tip catches. I have to stop pushing the bolt, or even back off the bolt then it straightens out...

I've seen barrels string vert/diag and horiz..... But generally, settling on the powder charge, is looking at the least vertical. Unless you see obvious diag or horiz without wind issues during testing. The powder test I did a few days ago, was 12-20 mph winds. I ignored horiz.... and my...

I ordered ejector/spring, extractor/spring and ball from savage directly. Cost me $20 and arrived in about 4 days. Just got it Friday. (mine is an older model accutrigger - the ejector has changed since mine was built, and has a "tail" that runs on the inside of the spring.)

Anyone using IMR 4064 and 140g Amax? What's your load and vel? Cant find R17 or 4350.....

Chainring in post 12 is in for 7!!!! Your post I quoted was post 45.....

In for 1. Great job guys.

ARC (American Rifle CO) Badger, USO, Seekins or vortex which is rebranded Seekins, or TPS. TPS is the cheapest probably, then vortex. Hadnt heard of APA, but generally no one that makes 34mm makes bad rings.... You'll want lows.