Wisdom Request: Closing bolt binds rounds

[iodine]

Hey gang. First post (other than my introduction) here and would like some wisdom.

I have a brand new Savage 110 Storm in 308. I have cycled the bolt empty quite a bit, lubed it up, cleaned it up, lubed it more, and it feels great without ammo in the mag.

But when loading the 4 round mag, the thing just has issues. Out of 10x mag attempts at feeding the chamber (40 rounds), it jammed 37 of the 40.

I tried slowly, quickly, aggressively, babied it, all the different angles.

I have attached some pics of what it's doing.

Sometimes it doesnt seem to capture the round and just launches it forward (kind of ends up "stove piping" if thats a thing on a BA).

Sometimes it sends it nose down and catches the brass. Anyhow, some advice would be good.

PS: I'm new to bolt actions, so forgive me if i'm leaving out important details.

Edit: I'm using Remington 150gr CoreLokt

Thanks!

 

[ShtrRdy]

Does this rifle have an internal magazine or is it a detachable box magazine?

I'm guessing it's a mag feed lip problem.

 

[iodine]

Does this rifle have an internal magazine or is it a detachable box magazine?

I'm guessing it's a mag feed lip problem.

It has a detachable magazine. Not like a semi auto style mag or AI mag, but the flush fitting one that is detachable.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Do you have another mag you could try?

 

[iodine]

Do you have another mag you could try?

I do not, unfortunately. It came with just the one 4 round mag.

I could try to pick one up and see if it helps.

 

[Alabusa]

The round is popping up out of the mag instead of sliding out in a forward motion. Try squeezing the lips of the mag together as to hold the round in better. Go slow and not over tighten the lips of the mag.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Would you mind loading up the mag and taking a picture of how the cartridges are sitting against the feed lips.

If you think you could use another Mag getting another one would be a good check.

I'm thinking what Alabusa wrote but I wanted to se if there was something else obvious before bending on the feed lips.

 

[iodine]

The round is popping up out of the mag instead of sliding out in a forward motion. Try squeezing the lips of the mag together as to hold the round in better. Go slow and not over tighten the lips of the mag.

Gotcha. so just squeeze them in a bit so as to add a bit more tension. I'll give that a shot.

 

[iodine]

Would you mind loading up the mag and taking a picture of how the cartridges are sitting against the feed lips.

If you think you could use another Mag getting another one would be a good check.

Not at all. Can do that now. stand by.

 

[Alabusa]

Gotcha. so just squeeze them in a bit so as to add a bit more tension. I'll give that a shot.

Yes. Squeeze a bit and test. Squeeze a bit more if needed and test. Repeat until it works properly.

 

[iodine]

Would you mind loading up the mag and taking a picture of how the cartridges are sitting against the feed lips.

If you think you could use another Mag getting another one would be a good check.

I'm thinking what Alabusa wrote but I wanted to se if there was something else obvious before bending on the feed lips.

Here are some pics: (you can see how scratched up the round is now)

 

[ShtrRdy]

Okay. Ot does look like the front of the feed lips need to be bent inward just a little on each side. A little at a time.

 

[iodine]

Okay. Ot does look like the front of the feed lips need to be bent inward just a little on each side. A little at a time.

I'll give that a shot and see if it helps. Thank you both. Will report back!

 

[iodine]

Okay. Ot does look like the front of the feed lips need to be bent inward just a little on each side. A little at a time.

Seems to have helped a little bit. 50/50 now. Will try bending in a bit more and see if it helps.

Just curious, with this mag, can i load the rounds top down (like an AR platform magazine) or should they be slid in from the front? Noob question.

 

[Alabusa]

Slide in from the front.

The back end of the feed lips, primer end, needs to look more like the front end, bullet end.

 

[iodine]

Slide in from the front.

The back end of the feed lips, primer end, needs to look more like the front end, bullet end.

ahh thank you. let me give that a try...

 

[Mordamer]

Seems to have helped a little bit. 50/50 now. Will try bending in a bit more and see if it helps.

Just curious, with this mag, can i load the rounds top down (like an AR platform magazine) or should they be slid in from the front? Noob question.

They should be slid in from the front.

 

[iodine]

Ok, so it seems to have helped quite a bit. I'm getting a much higher rate of succeess chambering (about 15/20 successful feeds).

I'm definitely going to look into a new magazine for this and/or play with this one a bit more until im confident in it.

 

[iodine]

Thank you all for your help. I didn't even think about the mag being an issue. Soooo much appreciated!

 

[ShtrRdy]

Thanks for the update. You might give Savage a call and explain your original problem. They might send you a mag.