Camofreak Report post Posted June 12, 2016 Alright, so this is hard to say, and my lingo might not be on point but here it goes. So ive been having some problems with my 6.5 creedmoor, its a savage. I cant seem to figure out what the problem is, but its hard to push in the cartridge, and then you have to fight it a little bit to pull the bullet back out, once i do if i look at the bullet a good portion of the bullet is scraped up. Now i have checked my ogive for the gun an the bullets, and the bullets are seated less than the ogive that the gun shows i can do. Per the hornady reloading info, my cartridges are less than the max they specified. i cant figure out for the life of me why my bullets are tight when chambered and why theyre scraping. Their isnt anything stuck in the chamber either like a neck to get them caught on. The best loads i can load up are like .800 at 100yrds. between 3 differernt bullets and different seating depths, been going on for awhile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Sounds like a. You might need to bump the shoulder back. B. You are jamming the bullets deep into the lands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Sounds like the bullets are jammed hard into the lands with a tight neck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azgutpile Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Is the bullet scraped up on just one side or all the way around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camofreak Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Its scraped all the way around. I would have to seat the bullets pretty deep to get them out of the lands. Maybe that's what I have to do, but I haven't seen a creedmoor bumped that far back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted June 13, 2016 I have the same problem with my savage 270. Even with factory loads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camofreak Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Yep, even the new box of factory eldx did this too me. Can't shoot a decent group worth crap if i go factory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted June 13, 2016 The reloading manual shows COAL as base to TIP, not ogive. If you are seating bullets to ogive you need to measure it with a tool such as the Hornady LNL headspace gauge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camofreak Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Yeah I went back to measure them all in OAL. Theyre under the 2.8 your recommended to start at by quite a bit to not scrape. I'm surprised even my factory loads do the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C. Cordova Report post Posted June 13, 2016 I'd send the rifle back to savage to have them look at it. Sounds like they didn't Reem the chamber enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Yeah I went back to measure them all in OAL. Theyre under the 2.8 your recommended to start at by quite a bit to not scrape. I'm surprised even my factory loads do the same thing. What bullet are you using? Have heard reports that some eldx bullets have come from the factory sized too big. One guy said his whole box was .2845 and he couldn't get the bullet to go in his gun. Thought it was the chamber being reamered wrong but it was the bullet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost85 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Bullets are definitely loded too long. The scrapes are from your bullet being jammed into the lands, or rifling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 I'd send the rifle back to savage to have them look at it. Sounds like they didn't Reem the chamber enough. This has been a common problem with the 6.5 Creedmoor specifically. I have seen a hand full of them with the same exact problem. Contact Savage and they will send you a shipping label to send the rifle back and they will replace the barrel for you free of charge. The last one I dealt with took about 3 weeks turn around. I believe there is a thread over on Savage shooters forum where they have have a list of firearms in a certain serial number range that have this problem. You might look for that list and cross reference it to your rifle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camofreak Report post Posted June 13, 2016 Wow, just looked it up, seems to be the exact issue I am having. Thanks Stomp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
452b264 Report post Posted June 13, 2016 I'd send the rifle back to savage to have them look at it. Sounds like they didn't Reem the chamber enough. Yep, bet the chamber is out of spec. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
