Axis light primer strike issue

[wywindsor]

With a google search I found very little other than send it to the factory. They will not accept the rifle as i made a few mods to it. What i do know is it started life at Wal mart where i bought it for $214.00. It had the same problem I have now. Light primer strikes. The first box of factory ammo was fine. however the gun had a hard bolt lift. I loaded up Lapua large and small primer loads. Same deal. I cleaned the bolt assembly and somewhat better results.

My thought was bad chambering, bad bolt internals or ? I looked though all 4 pages of the axis threads with no fixes. I can do some machine work or will pay for the proper fix.

Here is a pic of the chassis I built. The bottom piece is an AICS mag extension. Chambered in 6gt with a go gage and scotch tape with slight drag. Criterion barrel. And no I didn't check the case to barrel dimension as I just read it tonight.

[wywindsor]

Sorry can't post an attachment yet.

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[Nor Cal Mikie]

Might consider the brass a problem?? "Factory loaded ammo" isn't one size fits all. Easiest way to check is make the OAL of the ammo longer so the bullet is jammed into the lands and in turn holds the case head against the bolt head.
Once fire formed, the case fits the chamber, holds the case head back against the bolt head and gets a solid strike.
Had that FTF problem way back when, (not with an Axis) figured it out and never had that problem again.
Rifles are test fired at the factory before they get shipped out so my guess is it's after market ammo related. Might try a different brand of ammo.
Know anybody that reloads? Find someone with a Kinetic ammo hammer to get a longer AOL.

[wywindsor]

The brass is new alpha 6gt. All cases had a mandrel ran through them and base to neck measured. -.003 off the go gauge setting.

[Nor Cal Mikie]

Try loading LONG (into the lands) and see if you still get FTF.