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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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    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?

    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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