Savage Axis II Precision 6.5CM bolt issue?

[JoeyAmmo]

Guys,

Brand new to the forum. Today, I unboxed my new Savage Axis II Precision rifle. All looked good, bolt inserted and close/lift a bit tight. Trigger good. Prior to buying the rifle I had about 100 pcs of once fired range brass and prepped the cases (mostly Hornady), cleaned, sized, trimmed (1.910). I made a dummy round as I set up my press. The round passed the plunk test and OAL 2.820. 140gr ELD match. I wanted to check the bolt function and while it fed a round, closing the bolt felt extremely tight. The bullet is not contacting the lands. I also took some empty cases which were sized, measured and checked in the case gauge, but closing the bolt was even harder. I don't have any factory ammo as of this writing, but I am curious if anyone else has experienced this before?

 

[oldrifleman]

Wondering about headspace issues. Did you lubricate the rifle at all? I might see if anyone around you has a go/no go gauge set.

 

[Ty21]

I assume that the cases were fired in a different gun?…sounds like the shoulder on the cases needs to be pushed back about 2 thousand then you should be good to go.

 

[supercorndogs]

Yes lots of people have had those problems. Screw the die down farther. If that doesn't work youre going to have to start measuring stuff.

 

[JoeyAmmo]

Ty21, You were correct. I adjusted my die and wa la. Thanks. I also got some factory loads and all good there. Long time reloader but haven’t done bolt action cartridges in a very long time. New to 6.5 as well.