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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    Yes I have been using the same brass with 4064 before, about 3-4 cycles so far. These brass were not new brass but from my once fired Norma Match 168 SMK retail boxes.
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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    Yes, after being fired these brass headstamp show signs of friction with something (I suspect it is the bolt face). It can be caused by headspace issue, though if I chamber and unchamber live rounds these signs of friction do not show. I am guessing these friction signs were printed on the...
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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    If I go down 2 grains, it will be only 41gr of Varget...
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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    I originally suspected headspace issue, but the live rounds before firing can chamber and unchamber smoothly. It is only sticky after the rounds have been fired.
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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    It could be the Norma bass, but I had no sticky bolt issues when I load 43gr of IMR 4064 into the same brass. Strange.
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    Sticky bolt with only 43gr Varget (308 SMK 175 in Norma brass)

    Hi, I am running into some strange problems while I started switching from IMR 4064 to Varget with my 308 handloads. I have been using the same bunch of brass and bullets. With 4064, I have been doing 43gr smoothly. No sticky bolt while chambering/unchambering live/fired rounds...
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    New Savage 10 owner - short throat blues?

    I got exact same issue with my Savage 10T from Cabelas. Both FGMM and BlackHills are too long, only Norma 168gr would fit. I had to hand load really short rounds. I ended up having a gunsmith reaming the chamber for me, because I am sick of not able to fire commercial ammo. The interesting...
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    Can a Savage be made into a competent tactical gun?

    I am new to precision bolt action, but I love my Savage 10T. I put on XLR chassis and it shoots Norma 168gr factory ammo under 0.5MOA most of the times. Here is the 4 groups I did in the Frisco Gun Club 100 yard rifle lane (yes they claim to be the largest indoor shooting range in the USA)...
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    Savage LRP short chamber???

    FGMM 175gr and Black Hills 168gr both got separated and bullet stuck in chamber. Norma 168gr works fine. I think both Norma and Black Hills are using 168gr SMK, so I am a bit puzzled by why one of them does not fit while the other works fine.
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    Savage LRP short chamber???

    My Savage 10T in 308 caliber showed the exact same issue. http://www.snipershide.com/shooting/snipers-hide-bolt-action-rifles/254837-bullet-stuck-lands-rifling-very-puzzled.html#post3151854 For the past month, there have been 2 instances of live rounds getting separated between bullet and...
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    Bullet stuck in lands/rifling - very puzzled

    I took 20 measurements over 3 days. They are slight different, but within the range of 0.008 inches. I used the Honrday OAL gauge + inserts + modified case. I doubt the measurement is wrong. Yes it is a factory Savage 10T bought from Cabelas. I replaced AccuStock with XLR chassis, threaded...
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    Bullet stuck in lands/rifling - very puzzled

    Long story short - My Savage 10T (308 WIN 24'' 1:10 5R rifling) started to become hard to chamber factory ammo, such as FGMM 175gr, Black Hills 168gr, etc. The only factory ammo that is easy to chamber and unchamber is Norma 168gr. For the past month, there have been 2 instances of live...
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    I have it threaded and installed a JP muzzle brake by a gunsmith. The gunsmith told me he did not take the barrel off the action, because he got enough room to thread the barrel with the action on.
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    This is good advice. Thanks. The only thing is that I have installed the muzzle brake on the barrel and I don't know if that breaks warranty with Savage or not.
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    There is another thing about the short throat...I found that using only 42gr of IMR4064 I am getting 2740fps MV with the 175gr SMK. That seems like pretty hot. I am new to reloading but I guess shorter throat causes higher pressure, right?
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    Yeah. I did measure these again. Thanks for the information. It seems due to the different ogive positions on 168gr vs. 175gr SMK, the max OAL my rifle can handle for the 168gr SMK is 2.793 while the max OAL for 175gr SMK is 2.733. Black Hills 168gr SMK has about 0.020 jump from...
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    The Norma 168gr factory ammo works perfectly fine. In fact, my rifle has been shooting 0.3MOA all the time with that ammo. I measured the Norma 168gr bottom to ogive and it is 3.212 which is just the right amount off the lands (max bottom to ogive for 168gr SMK on my rifle is 3.238). Also...
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    You are right on. I found it was so difficult to chamber FGMM 175gr round, then I measured the bottom to ogive and it was 3.238. My rifle allows max bottom to ogive of 3.181, thus the FGMM is sticking the bullet into my lands/rifling. One time I tried to pull the live round out, and I...
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    Savage 10T (308 WIN) with max OAL 2.700 inches?

    New to reloading... Is it possible that factory Savage 10T 308 WIN has an max OAL (bottom of brass to tip of bullet) 2.700 inches? Do Savages usually have short throat like that? I used the Hornady OAL gauge, 308 modified shell and the 308 insert to test my rifle with 175 gr SMK bullet. The...
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    XLR Chassis Stock

    I have Savage 10T, and I found the EGW rail that comes with the rifle extends 1 inch too long into the barrel. That causes trouble to install the handguard... Question - I can cut the EGW a bit to fit, but does anyone know if there are any scope base (pictinay) would be short enough to fit...
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