savage short throat dilemma

[s002wjh]

so just got my savage FCPK 10 back from manufacture due to short throat/tight issue, seem like they polish chamber, reassemble bolt, test fire etc.
well today went to range got a 175gr Federal match stuck, pulling the case out end up spill the powder and leave a bullet inside. I measure the OAL=2.803" before chamber it.
Now i'm not sure i should send it back to savage again for the same issue. This rifle fire fine with 147gr PMC, hasn't try 168gr yet. PMC give me 1 MOA@100yrd so i was pretty happy with it, until i fire 175 FGMM
anyone else has the same issue, how did you fix it?? should I just try 168gr or lower bullet, if it fire fine just keep it? seem savage has alot short throat issue.

 

[BoilerUP]

I would call and ask Savage what ammunition they used to test fire the rifle, if it wasn't documented when the rifle was sent back to you.

I would have to think they likely used 168 FGMM.

I know many folks are used to the mile-long freebore of most Remington 308s...but a precision 308 is borderline useless IMO if it won't cycle 175gr FGMM.

What I don't understand is the folks that are running these "short throat" Savage 308s with 175 FGMM and are having trouble with stuck bullets don't seem to be experiencing the pressure issues I would expect to see when they fire those rounds.

 

[s002wjh]

it never fire the round, i couldn't even close the bolt.

 

[s002wjh]

should I just fire 147 or 168gr, eventually the throat will get longer? i'm worry if i ask savage to throated, they will throated too long, currently i get good result even from regular 147gr pmc

 

[xringaccuracy]

Have your favorite smith throat it. Simple process. Forget Savage doing it

 

[s002wjh]

Have your favorite smith throat it. Simple process. Forget Savage doing it

any recommendation on smith for savage?

 

[xringaccuracy]

Any reputable smith can do it. Not here to tout us as thats bad juju so ask around. The only thing to ask is if the smith has that throating reamer. If they dont they may ask you to cover the cost of it (which is standard).

 

[JoshcBoucher]

I almost wish I had your problem. I own 3 Rem 700 and they all have long throats, so I have to hand load to 2.94 to get close to the lands. All I can say is don't have it reamed too deep. Get a smith to ream it for the round you want to shoot.

 

[s002wjh]

i'm gonna try some 168gr SMK, see if it work well. if it does, maybe after few thousands rd, the savage will able to shoot 175gr again due to longer throat ?

 

[Talad]

I have the same short throat issue with my new Savage 10 FCP-K as well. I loaded a Sierra 175 SMK at OAL 2.80" and found it was jamming up into the lands. Luckily I handload, so I bumped it down to 1.78" and it shoots great. Good luck with yours!