GJgo
Member
Hey Folks,
I recently picked up a new Savage 16 lightweight hunter in 223. I've wanted one of these receivers for a while. 5.5 lbs., super easy to carry around.
When setting the rifle up I noticed something odd- when the bolt closes & cocks, it is very tight. My go / no go gauges indicate all is well. However when I pull the trigger the bolt goes sloppy- it has about 0.015" fore aft slop. Easy to make it go "clunk clunk". I thought this was weird so I contacted Savage, they say this is "within spec".
The other day I had a chance to shoot it for the first time, and all went well. Later however I noticed that all 20 cases (factory PMC 55gr) had high primers- some as much as 0.007". I think something is up & I have an email in to Savage, but I wanted to get some opinions. I have not tried to close an un-cocked bolt on the no go gauge but I should probably go do that.
Any ideas about what I've got here? Thanks.
I recently picked up a new Savage 16 lightweight hunter in 223. I've wanted one of these receivers for a while. 5.5 lbs., super easy to carry around.
When setting the rifle up I noticed something odd- when the bolt closes & cocks, it is very tight. My go / no go gauges indicate all is well. However when I pull the trigger the bolt goes sloppy- it has about 0.015" fore aft slop. Easy to make it go "clunk clunk". I thought this was weird so I contacted Savage, they say this is "within spec".
The other day I had a chance to shoot it for the first time, and all went well. Later however I noticed that all 20 cases (factory PMC 55gr) had high primers- some as much as 0.007". I think something is up & I have an email in to Savage, but I wanted to get some opinions. I have not tried to close an un-cocked bolt on the no go gauge but I should probably go do that.
Any ideas about what I've got here? Thanks.