Greetings, Board:

I am new to the Brotherhood of the Barrellnut, having recently acquired a new Model 12FLV in 223. The rifle is very accurate, .6 to .7 MOA at 100 yards using my basic handloads, right out of the box.

My issue is that the Savage extracts the fired brass just fine, but fails to reliably eject the shell, even when operating the bolt quickly and forcefully. The empty brass often just ends up sitting on top of the magazine, or between the magazine and receiver wall. Loaded rounds eject just fine. The brass in question is brand new Winchester cases.

Is there any fix short of having Savage deal with the issue under warranty?

Thanks in advance for any advice,

JR