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Rounds will not chamber in new Savage 111 LRH .338 Lapua
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 640480" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>going back and rereading the first post, I think it's a headspace issue, and not by very much at that. When the tightened the jam nut I'd almost bet the barrel turned inwards about about one tenth of a turn. That'd be about .005", and with the bolt locking up at the three Oclock position, it sounds about right.</p><p>If that's the case it's a very simple fix. Pull the firing pin, and loosen the barrel nut. Then take about .0025" of shim shock (I prefer plastic), and stick it on the base of the case. Now screw the barrel tight against the case shoulder. Tighten the nut without moving the barrel. Pull the round and remove the plastic shim stock from the case head. The round should chamber with about .003" clearence. If that's too loose than redo it with .001" shim stock or the cellophene fron a ciggeratte pack. The nut will pull the barrel a couple thousandths forward with 30 ft. lb. of torque. I'd bet the headspaced it with a no-go gauge instead of a go gauge. The main difference I've seen with Savage chambers is in the neck length. They usually are a little shorter than a Remington or Winchester chamber. Sometimes as much as seventy thousandths</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 640480, member: 25383"] going back and rereading the first post, I think it's a headspace issue, and not by very much at that. When the tightened the jam nut I'd almost bet the barrel turned inwards about about one tenth of a turn. That'd be about .005", and with the bolt locking up at the three Oclock position, it sounds about right. If that's the case it's a very simple fix. Pull the firing pin, and loosen the barrel nut. Then take about .0025" of shim shock (I prefer plastic), and stick it on the base of the case. Now screw the barrel tight against the case shoulder. Tighten the nut without moving the barrel. Pull the round and remove the plastic shim stock from the case head. The round should chamber with about .003" clearence. If that's too loose than redo it with .001" shim stock or the cellophene fron a ciggeratte pack. The nut will pull the barrel a couple thousandths forward with 30 ft. lb. of torque. I'd bet the headspaced it with a no-go gauge instead of a go gauge. The main difference I've seen with Savage chambers is in the neck length. They usually are a little shorter than a Remington or Winchester chamber. Sometimes as much as seventy thousandths gary [/QUOTE]
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