longdude17
Well-Known Member
Gents,
I recently acquired a Savage 111 in .243 topped with a Leupold 3-9x40 scope for a deal I couldn't pass up. The intent was to give to my 11 yr old son as his first REAL Deer Rifle.
We took it to the Ibberville range this past Sunday and that's when I realized why the gun was sold to me so cheap. Loading the gun went as expected, it shoots fantastic, but it is VERY VERY hard to remove the spent casing. Upon shooting it, the bolt will lift/turn, but takes ALOT of effort to pull the bolt rearward (I'm 6'3" 220lbs, Im no slouch). We shot 6 rounds through this gun, all spot on for less than 1 moa, my shot the last 3 and loves the gun, but its inoperable for a 11 yr old. In fact the last round stuck so badly that we had to take the rifle home and hit the bolt with a wooden mallet to get it to eject the spent casing.
Once the bolt will travel rearward, it will eject the casing and fling it just fine. It either does not like the Remington Core-lok ammo (all we could find), or there is a burr in the action, or the barrel is set to tight causing the casing to expand into the throat. Spent casings only had minor scratches, and didnt appear out of the ordinary.
Has anyone ever ran into this? Anyone know a good gunsmith in the Baton Rouge area that can polish or fix this issue? If not, the scope is worth more than I payed for the rifle, but its a good fit for my son, and would like it fixed for deer season....
Help!
DE
I recently acquired a Savage 111 in .243 topped with a Leupold 3-9x40 scope for a deal I couldn't pass up. The intent was to give to my 11 yr old son as his first REAL Deer Rifle.
We took it to the Ibberville range this past Sunday and that's when I realized why the gun was sold to me so cheap. Loading the gun went as expected, it shoots fantastic, but it is VERY VERY hard to remove the spent casing. Upon shooting it, the bolt will lift/turn, but takes ALOT of effort to pull the bolt rearward (I'm 6'3" 220lbs, Im no slouch). We shot 6 rounds through this gun, all spot on for less than 1 moa, my shot the last 3 and loves the gun, but its inoperable for a 11 yr old. In fact the last round stuck so badly that we had to take the rifle home and hit the bolt with a wooden mallet to get it to eject the spent casing.
Once the bolt will travel rearward, it will eject the casing and fling it just fine. It either does not like the Remington Core-lok ammo (all we could find), or there is a burr in the action, or the barrel is set to tight causing the casing to expand into the throat. Spent casings only had minor scratches, and didnt appear out of the ordinary.
Has anyone ever ran into this? Anyone know a good gunsmith in the Baton Rouge area that can polish or fix this issue? If not, the scope is worth more than I payed for the rifle, but its a good fit for my son, and would like it fixed for deer season....
Help!
DE