Levergun Newbie

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Hi,

I just picked up a 30AS in great shape. Never had a lever action rifle before and have some questions. When out shooting it this weekend I noticed that the last 1/4 inch of the lever pull (after racking a round and closing the chamber) is difficult. I have to really squeeze the lever to get the last 1/4 inch to close so the rifle will fire. Is this normal or is there some break in required?
 
Is the chamber clean? Sounds like the cartridge might be meeting some resistance, possibly due to a dirty chamber.

Do you have the same resistance when working the lever without a cartridge in place?
 
are u shooting reloaded ammo that was maybe neck sized ? common thinking is neck sized brass can be harder to chamber in lever guns because they lack the camming action of a bolt gun. I did find this true for some rounds in my old marlin,so I pretty much full lenghth size for it anymore.
also,my marlin won't chamber some 180 grain cast bullets,depending on the shape of the bullet.
 
Factory ammo (Remington 170 grain Core Lokt Soft Pt). It does shoot great though.
 
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