Re: New rifle not feeding right pof
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mock</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am reloading using a small base full length die. It chambers fine they seem to be getting stuck by the bullet tip on the feed ramp. When coming out of the mag. They shoot great once they are in the chamber. The problem is getting them there.
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You might try a new mag (or mags) before you get too far out in left field trying to locate the issue. Could be mag-related or COAL-related causing the bullets to drag and nosedive some when loading. About the longest I have run from any my gassers is 2.810". Also, I assume you have checked already, but are the feedramps clean and free of burrs, etc.?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hlee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I read on here somewhere, a guy wrote that Sierra match kings were getting stuck on the bullet meplat when chambering. In effect, the bullet was hitting square against the feed ramp and not feeding because of the small flat surface of the bullet tip. This was found by slowly chambering a round in his rifle. He switched to A-max bullets and did not have the problem any more... </div></div>
Nonsense unless they are loaded too long (which MAY be an issue here) or are otherwise out of shape somehow. I have run several thousand SMKs from 155gr to 175gr through my P-308 without a single hiccup. May have been an individual rifle issue in terms of the way the bullets were chambering, but I wouldn't blame the bullet itself for that issue.