#3034531 - 11/15/12 11:36 AM
7mag shell casing bulge/split today-HELP
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I'll try to be brief.
Haven't picked up my Savage 7mag since last year. I had three rounds in the removeable clip (stored separately). Put the clip in and all three rounds fired perfect (within 4 inches of each other).
Went to load the clip again and the spring worked but would not click into lower position when I loaded the rounds.
So I loaded them manually into the chamber and let the bolt push them in.
Fisrt shot was a hangfire. Next two the casings were either bulged or bulged/split when fired.
Gun is only 4 y/o and haven't ran more than 4 boxes of ammo through it.
I shoot Rem Core-locked ammo. What I was shooting today was bought last year about this time.
Is this an ammo problem or chamber problem????
I really don't want to shoot this gun again until I get the problems solved.
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#3034534 - 11/15/12 11:38 AM
Re: 7mag shell casing bulge/split today-HELP
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I didn't mention the bulge is at the belt (?) close to the bottom.
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#3034536 - 11/15/12 11:40 AM
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Sounds like bad ammo. I would call remington to see if they have had this report first. Post something in the gun forum too.
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#3034538 - 11/15/12 11:40 AM
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I know it's off point, but within 4 inches? Is that with a rest? How far?
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#3034543 - 11/15/12 11:42 AM
Re: 7mag shell casing bulge/split today-HELP
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Big D that's shouldering on a table at 100yds.
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#3034551 - 11/15/12 11:45 AM
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Big D that's shouldering on a table at 100yds.
Better than I could shoot. Was the ammo that was already in the clip from the same box that didn't do right? I don't think the manual loading should have affected anything either.
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#3034557 - 11/15/12 11:48 AM
Re: 7mag shell casing bulge/split today-HELP
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Ammo, I am almost certain was from same box.
Trust me, that was really good for me too.
The two shots that had the bulges didn't even hit the paper- who knows if they were low or high.
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#3034559 - 11/15/12 11:50 AM
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Went to load the clip again and the spring worked but would not click into lower position when I loaded the rounds.
What do you mean by lower position?
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#3034564 - 11/15/12 11:52 AM
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I can push the tray that the rounds set on in the clip down and it will 'click' to keep the rounds from just 'boinging' back out of the clip.
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#3034566 - 11/15/12 11:52 AM
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I think leaving those rounds in the clip caused that problem but that's the least of my worries right now.
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