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Case dent?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1241418" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Could be. It is a WSM, so the angle of entry into the chamber might be pretty steep. I own two Tikka T3s in 7mm Rem Mag, and I can't imagine that happening with that cartridge in either of my rifles. Even if I slapped the bolt forward really hard in an adrenaline charged moment. A guy would have to work a bolt awfully forcefully to dent the shoulder. Even then I think I'd feel some obvious resistance at the time the shoulders were being dented. </p><p></p><p>But that's a good observation and worth testing. A pretty straightforward test to determine if that's the source. Check all cartridges prior to placement in the magazine to ensure they aren't dented before chambering them. Watch one round being slowly shoved by the bolt out of the magazine into the chamber and look for any obvious pinch points on the shoulder. Next point the barrel in a safe direction and slam the bolt home while chambering a few additional rounds from the magazine. Then carefully the rounds onto a soft landing surface, and inspect them for dents again. </p><p></p><p>Last but not least, it's always possible a few of the cartridges were dented before they went into the magazine, and the dents simply weren't noted until after extracting a live round from the chamber. Stranger things have happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1241418, member: 4191"] Could be. It is a WSM, so the angle of entry into the chamber might be pretty steep. I own two Tikka T3s in 7mm Rem Mag, and I can't imagine that happening with that cartridge in either of my rifles. Even if I slapped the bolt forward really hard in an adrenaline charged moment. A guy would have to work a bolt awfully forcefully to dent the shoulder. Even then I think I'd feel some obvious resistance at the time the shoulders were being dented. But that's a good observation and worth testing. A pretty straightforward test to determine if that's the source. Check all cartridges prior to placement in the magazine to ensure they aren't dented before chambering them. Watch one round being slowly shoved by the bolt out of the magazine into the chamber and look for any obvious pinch points on the shoulder. Next point the barrel in a safe direction and slam the bolt home while chambering a few additional rounds from the magazine. Then carefully the rounds onto a soft landing surface, and inspect them for dents again. Last but not least, it's always possible a few of the cartridges were dented before they went into the magazine, and the dents simply weren't noted until after extracting a live round from the chamber. Stranger things have happened. [/QUOTE]
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