-
t3 lite stainless bolt hard to close
I just got back from the range shooting a new t3 stainless in 270 wsm using federal power shok ammo and the bolt was very difficult to close on it. Shot it about a dozen times and my final three shots were all touching which is great but closing the bolt took some real force. I have some federal fusions and some winchester deer season ammo I am going to try in the morning and see if I have the same issue. If I do is this a problem that a gunsmith could fix or do I have to send it back to the factory? I have a t3 lite ss in .308 that shoots and cycles incredible but Im pretty concerned about rounds being hard to chamber on my new one. Any thoughts?
-
7 Replies
-
Does the bolt close easily without a cartridge? Be sure to have some grease on the lugs to prevent galling.
Let us know how the other ammo behaves.
-
I guess it just doesnt like powershoks because the winchester and the fusions had no issues at all.
-
It did close very easy empty. Even with the empty federal power shok brass it was real tough. It was a huge relief that the other two types of ammo I used this morning cycled so smoothly. Very accurate rifle.
-
Hey Millhouse, do you have calipers and a means to carefully measure dimensions? I would check the differences between the two brands of ammo.
-
Somwhere I do. Let me take a look this evening.
-
Take one of the power shok rounds and color the ogive with a black permanent marker.
Chamber and extract the round and check for impressions / marks on the bullet,.. my guess is you are touching the lands with that particular type of ammo, thats why you have a hard time closing the bolt.See attached examples of what to look for. Sometimes this can effect accuracy in a positive or negative way.
You seem to be on the positive side of things so no worries. -
I will try that next time Im at the range. I had no luck yet in finding my caliper
Log in to reply.