Kaptoe
Well-Known Member
Figured this was best under reloading. Situation:
My gunsmith swapped my 338 WinMag barrell on a Savage 116 with a Shilen savage prefit Ratched rifled barrel in 28 Nosler. He has swapped savage barrels for me before and uses go/no go gauges. I shot factory Nosler ammo this am and had heavy bolt lift, and mild cratering on the primers. Most cases had no shiny swipe marks but the bolt lift was disconcerting. I have a message in to my smith of course and will likely call Nosler with the lot #'s and see what they say.
Rounds chambered fine and were not tight. Any thoughts on where to start? Disconcerting given the size of the powder column. Rifle shot very accurately
My gunsmith swapped my 338 WinMag barrell on a Savage 116 with a Shilen savage prefit Ratched rifled barrel in 28 Nosler. He has swapped savage barrels for me before and uses go/no go gauges. I shot factory Nosler ammo this am and had heavy bolt lift, and mild cratering on the primers. Most cases had no shiny swipe marks but the bolt lift was disconcerting. I have a message in to my smith of course and will likely call Nosler with the lot #'s and see what they say.
Rounds chambered fine and were not tight. Any thoughts on where to start? Disconcerting given the size of the powder column. Rifle shot very accurately