Round hard to chamber

[kdw52]

I'm new to this so bare with me. I have a newly acquired savage in 280ai, I bought some used and new brass for reloading. I've tried a new and old piece of brass in the chamber and when I try to close the bolt on either piece it is very hard to close. Does the brass need to be run through a sizing die? All help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Pointman308]

Your onto it. The brass needs resized. There is a good tutorial on the this site on how to bump the shoulders back on your brass under "Reloading." Savage head spacing is usually down to a minimum so I am sure the brass prob. needs resized. I own a Savage and that was the case with my reloads. Good Luck!

 

[kdw52]

Thanks. I'll dig into it.

 

[TRTAC]

Full length resize for sure. If its a custom barrel it may have a tight neck as well...