I removed the bolt to clean barrel as usual. I have done this many times. This time when I pull trigger and depress the safety to reinsert the bolt the safety will not depress to allow bolt to be inserted. Does anyone have any ideas?
Sorry. Somehow the tang safety was pushed to safe. I never use it so I was unaware of it being engaged.
The gun is stock 260 Savage LRP. I have read some people clean after every session others say just pull a bore snake through and keep shooting until accuracy degrades. I have been cleaning after each session removing carbon first then copper. I have tried berger vld, berger hybrid, SMKs and Hornady all 140 grains. I use a lead sled to take myself out of the group size. I have got some 1/2 moa groups but it is not consistent opening up at times to near 1 moa. I am loading 140 berger hunter elite (hybrids) at 0.015 off the lands using H4831sc.
I am wondering if I have a copper fouling problem I cant see? What kind of groups are typical for this gun? I also shoot a Savage 22-250 with a Shilen barrel and get in the 0.2's and it has the old Savage trigger. I have a 30-30 Encore that shoots 0.65 moa Just cant figure why the LRP is not consistently under 0.5 moa seeing it costs more than most Savage rifles. I know some of you will say it's obvious-put a Shilen on all your savages!
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