Just re-barreled my wife's rifle with a new 7mm-08 barrel. This is my 3rd rebarrel on a savage rifle. Anyways, I did the usual with a go and no-go gauge. Everything went smoothly. Bolt closes on go and does not close on No-go. Went shooting yesterday and noticed something. When I chamber a round(factory hornady ammo), there is the slightest bit of stiffness to the bolt. It closes fine though and seriously, you do not need much force at all to close it. We are talking just enough more force to close it that I can just barely notice it but it is there when compared to closing the bolt on an empty chamber. I shot it about a dozen times and everything looks fine. The cases show no ejector marks or bulging primers. There is no severe shoulder stretching leading toward indications of case head separation. The primers are a touch flattened (not bad though) but I have had that happen with a few factory rifles over the years with factory ammo (I do plan on reloading for this rifle). The cases all ejected fine and did not seem sticky at all when ejecting. I am thinking this chamber is simply a tight chamber. What are your thoughts? Anything I need to worry about?
Thanks!
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