Josebigsky
Well-Known Member
I picked up a new Tikka T3X in 6.5 Creedmoor and took it to the range. It is a great shooter after setting up the scope, all shots were touching with reloads at 100 yards. Pics attached. I shot various handloads and bullet weight combos.
The problem I encountered was that not all of my reloads would chamber. I have Montana Rifle Company 6.5 Creedmoor.
What would you do if you were me?
1. Load the Lapua brass shoot it and then trim if needed and resize it to see if there are problems with the die.
2. Order a go gauge or take the rifle to a gunsmith and have them measure the chamber with a go gauge. ( I have heard of some problems with barrels being over-torqued from the factory when the barrel is set to 75 lbs problems go away.)
3. Order a Wilson Cartridge gauge to see if cartridges meet the minimum SAMII spec
4. Do something else I haven't thought of. Please explain.
Thank you!
The problem I encountered was that not all of my reloads would chamber. I have Montana Rifle Company 6.5 Creedmoor.
- Nine of the ten reloads would chamber in the Montana Rifle Company rifle.
- Three of the 10 had a stiff bolt handle as it was closing but still chambered.
- Only one of 10 would not chamber.
- Bullets were seated to factor spec. and COAL is factory.
- The brass is Nosler (only thing I could find at the time). I have Lapua now but not loaded.
- I trimmed and resized (Redding Dies) my spent brass.
- Feeding it into the Tikka it would not chamber. It did chamber in the Montana Rifle Company gun.
- Feeding the new Lapua brass into the Tikka is no problem.
What would you do if you were me?
1. Load the Lapua brass shoot it and then trim if needed and resize it to see if there are problems with the die.
2. Order a go gauge or take the rifle to a gunsmith and have them measure the chamber with a go gauge. ( I have heard of some problems with barrels being over-torqued from the factory when the barrel is set to 75 lbs problems go away.)
3. Order a Wilson Cartridge gauge to see if cartridges meet the minimum SAMII spec
4. Do something else I haven't thought of. Please explain.
Thank you!