Savage axis 25-06 problem

[BillPa]

I feel like savage should take care of the problem

Absolutely!
If you're unable to determine and or fix the problem yourself then give Savage a call, they'll be more than willing to help.

Bill

[devildogandboy]

if it's still under warranty Savage will pay shipping both ways and have a look at her, hopefully correcting the problem. call them.

Bruce

[J.Baker]

Savage has excellent customer service, but when a rifle comes in they shoot it with factory ammo (usually Federal). If it goes bang, feeds and ejects properly and groups well it gets the ok and goes back to the customer with a clean bill of health. It's kind of like when your care occasionally makes a funny noise - when you take it in to get looked at you can bank on the fact that it won't do it for the mechanic and if he can't hear it he can't diagnose and/or fix it.

Having toured the factory I very highly doubt you have a headspace issue as the chamber and headspace are checked 4-5 times during the course of production and assembly.

As I said above, I really have a feeling this is an ammo quality issue since it's only happened on three rounds and is very sporadic. Could be those cases were a little short, or the primers on them could have been seated a little deeper in the case requiring the firing pin to have to travel farther. Again, all we can do here without the gun and ammo in our hands is speculate.

[LHitchcox]

I bought a 110 in .270 from a gun shop that had no extractor. The shop cut me a deal, so i grabbed it. After ordering and installing the parts, I fired the rifle and had to hammer the bolt handle to get the action open. The case showed enough headspace error to be visible to the naked eye. The sight were put on after the barrel was installed, so there had to be a burr or something in the barrel that caused the go gage to bump and give a false reading. When I reheadspaced the rifle, the sights were very cockeyed, so I know that it can happen.

[WV1951]

I had the very same problem a year or so ago on a 22mag 93 series. Just a hit and miss thing. Sent back to Savage and they returned saying fixed. Same thing again. Returned one more time and they replaced entire gun. They didn't return my scope bases so I had to call again. Jeesh! Couple of days later, a new set of bases arrived in the mail. PITA, but at least they came through. They supposedly destroy the non working bolts/rifles returned. I dunno. Anyway, mass produced items are going to have faults. Sometimes you get the bear; sometimes the bear gets you. Problem with this was I had to pay shipping two times for there error. Kinda ticked me off.
I am now looking at .22-250's now and considering Savage as one of my options....but, can lightning strike twice.....

[ccfrasstchief@gmail.com]

I got it back Christmas eve. No call or nothing just showed up. Invoice said checked headspace function fire and cleaned bolt all say pass. I'm not buying it. Gonna shoot it tomorrow and see then probably send it back again. I think it's time for them to give me a new gun mysel . Tired of owning a gun that I can't get thru a single season without it screwing up and costing me deer.

[alamancecreek]

I had a Remington do the exact same thing. Started misfiring out of the blue. It was an entry level model and had been fired god knows how many times. I chalked it off to being wore out but ordered a new bolt in an attempt to fix the issue. It would fire a dozen times or so, then one round would just light strike the primer. I changed ammo, you name it. Nothing ever fixed it.

[220_Swift]

All options mentioned are good avenues to examine.


I would make sure the bolt head retaining pin is installed correctly where the firing pin hole is duely lined up for the firing pin. Examine both pins for burrs...check OD of firing pin with firing pin hole in retaining pin. I would reset headspace using a go gauge or live round myself. Check time to time if barrel nut has loosened or backed away from the action.

Please upload some pix showing the readers the primer strike marks indicating good rounds from misfires...


In short...check firing pin protrusion through bolt face...you can grind a few thousands off the cocking piece to increase pin protrusion...if you want to pull firing pin and reset headspace on a live round like the army does in battle during barrel swapping....but be sure to use hot glue to hold the bolt head retaining pin in place while you go this route...don't let that retaining pin slip outside the bolt body or you'll have fun trying to remove your bolt.

[dpowers311]

I just had several misfires with my 116. I was using corlokts in 150 and 165 grn. I call remington and they sent a FedEx label for me to ship back. They sent a letter stating the unfired rounds primer strikes were lite and a check for the ammo I sent in. I switched to another brand and shot 2 boxes without issue.

I am planning on having the bolt checked anyway.

Dave