Quote Originally Posted by drvred View Post
Can any of that be accessed with the barrel on?

Pull the bolt out and look.


I am unsure of the actual problem. . I think Texas10 Hit it though. If the chamber was dirty when you got the rifle and was not cleaned prior to shooting. Or if you had dirt in the chamber or on your brass when you pushed it into the battery, you may have caused a sharp/proud piece of metal in the chamber. This not only will scratch your brass but will act like a wedge making it difficult to load and unload a round from the chamber. each piece of extracted brass will have an identical mark.


Solution by you: Get a chamber brush or wire cleaning brush and wrap some worn or fine scotch bright around the brush and put it on a short section of cleaning rod. Attach the other end to a drill, squirt some solvent or something like kroil in the chamber, insert the assembly into the chamber and bump the trigger for about 3 seconds. Flush the chamber clean. Test with sized unloaded brass. Repeat as necessary. Slightly increase amount of time you run the drill until you get the high spot out.

Solution by gunsmith: Take it to gunsmith and pay him to do above.

Solution by Savage: Box it up