GunsBrokeMe
01-28-2016, 05:50 PM
Excuse me for my first post. Knowledge (and experience) is power, so this might be a simple fix for anyone that knows. So here goes...
Was out in the woods, truck was coming to pick me up and went to unload the round in the chamber and the bolt wouldn't come back and eject the shell. I had to fire it and then it ejected perfectly. I repeated this a few times just to be sure I wasn't going crazy. Same result each time - it WILL NOT eject unless fired.
Got back to the camp and chambered my dry-firing Snap-Cap and it ejected perfectly. I then chambered the spent brass, just fired in the woods an hour ago. Ejected perfectly.
A couple of days later, I took it to a local 'smith. I loaded the Snap-Cap and it ejected perfectly in his shop. I explained that when I had a live round in the chamber, the bolt would rotate to the up position, but will not move back unless fired. Then it would eject perfectly. He just shook his head and said he didn't want to touch it. I then called Savage and they said to send the gun in to them. I'd REALLY rather not send this gun back. So any help would be appreciated. FWIW, I've always shot the same ammo (see below) and never any reloads.
Model: Savage 12 .308 Palma
Ammo: Hornady 8095PM A-Max 155g
Shots Through Muzzle: approx. 650 rounds
Thanks!
Alan
Was out in the woods, truck was coming to pick me up and went to unload the round in the chamber and the bolt wouldn't come back and eject the shell. I had to fire it and then it ejected perfectly. I repeated this a few times just to be sure I wasn't going crazy. Same result each time - it WILL NOT eject unless fired.
Got back to the camp and chambered my dry-firing Snap-Cap and it ejected perfectly. I then chambered the spent brass, just fired in the woods an hour ago. Ejected perfectly.
A couple of days later, I took it to a local 'smith. I loaded the Snap-Cap and it ejected perfectly in his shop. I explained that when I had a live round in the chamber, the bolt would rotate to the up position, but will not move back unless fired. Then it would eject perfectly. He just shook his head and said he didn't want to touch it. I then called Savage and they said to send the gun in to them. I'd REALLY rather not send this gun back. So any help would be appreciated. FWIW, I've always shot the same ammo (see below) and never any reloads.
Model: Savage 12 .308 Palma
Ammo: Hornady 8095PM A-Max 155g
Shots Through Muzzle: approx. 650 rounds
Thanks!
Alan