Recent content by jeff29414

just my 2 cents - 243 and 7mm-08 are both good rounds. I have a Mauser M18 in 243 and I get 3/4" groups at 100 yds. I shoot 95gr Berger Classic Hunter bullets, but I recently went up to .308 because the 243 just doesn't have the knockdown the .308 does and I lost a couple deer in the swamp...

Love my Mauser M18 in 243 - 1/10 twist. Got it for $426 and shot 1/2" 5 shot groups out of the box at 100yds. Only have about 50 rounds through it so far, but break in is going well; action is smoother with each round. I shoot 95 gr Berger classic hunter and got my first deer with it this past...

I got one in .243 for $426 from Eurooptic back in Sept. Shot 1/2 group of 5 right out of the box. Used my reloads - which voids the warranty, but love the gun - only issue is they only use 1 action, but not an issue. When I moved up to 308 (for more knockdown power) I bought a Browning ABolt...

Thanks - I have a a couple shotgun swabs and will try that (esp since I don't have a shotgun right now - smile). That will get in the chamber good (the swatch around the large bronze brush worked well too - the brush held tight to the swab. The area I'm having most trouble with is that area...

Thanks and I will - I am in SC and there's a service center 2 hours away I was going to take it to. That's who I emailed and I haven't heard back from. I may try calling them directly first, but if I don't get a response I'll call the Browning number.

Hey Chadp82, I also reload and have been having major issues (see my 2 replies above). I have done the following to try and fix the problem, but have resigned myself to not using the specific bullet causing the jamming - Federal 150 gr Power-Shok softpoints. I tried trimming cases to 2.000...

Hey LNewton - I found part of the issue - the bullet (150 gr Federal Power-Shok softnose) will not chamber into the Browning. I tried seating it with the taper crimp in the cannelure at 2.690 and also seated as low as 2.680, but it still jammed. The AB3 doesn't like this bullet. I made a...

I also have an A-Bolt 3 (in 308 Win) and have a similar issue (bought it new in Jan 2020). I'm a reloader though, I am using once fired military brass that is cleaned, polished, and fully sized to spec. My first 30 rounds were using a 165 gr Hornady Interlock softpoint, taper crimped to the...