351 WINCHESTER said:
FYI I had my first malfunction on my 452 the other day. I shot 1 round and ejected it but had a hard time getting another round to chamber. It was probably my fault as I was under extreme pressure for a follow up shot.
351 Winchester, Did you have the casing from the previous round still in the receiver? That is the most common reason for the 452/453 to malfunction. Actually, in my experience, the only reason. The 452/453 is not prone to jams, but you might notice them when you are firing in a hurry, during rapid fire when operating the bolt in a hurry.
When that occurs, remove the magazine, close and open the bolt, or shake the rifle--whatever it takes to get the old brass out of there--reinsert the magazine, close the bolt, and you should be good to go. About the same malfunction drill as with a pistol.
I find that this particular malfunction (brass not getting ejected) occurs most often if you don't pull the bolt back with authority. It's a smooth operating bolt, so smooth that it doesn't take much muscle to move it around. Give it a little more muscle than it needs and you won't end up leaving brass in the receiver.
It also occurs most often on the last round in the magazine. I've had more of these "brass left in the receiver" jams during magazine changes during rapid-fire prone than at any other time. It's surprising that the casing could manage to stay in the receiver during the magazine change, but it somehow does. I've learned to operate the bolt with authority especially on that last round of the magazine.
(Edited to add): Shame on me for not reading carefully. You did say "Ejected." I missed that. Never mind
