I am reloading for my Savage 338 Lapua bolt action rifle. It cycles new brass just fine. My reloads seat and extract fine if not fired but after firing they swell in the chamber and I have to knock them out with a solid cleaning rod or wooden dowel.
I trim the cases to exact spec's in my RCBS reloading manual and full size each round. I seat the bullet to RCBS spec's and overall the shell micro's out to almost exactly the same as my factory round.
I am using Retumbo powder but have tried H100. I have usually load to about the middle of the spec'd powder range but have tried both a slightly hot load and a very light load. In each case the round still stays wedged in the chamber and won't extract.
I have been loading for 20 years and never run into anything like this. Any thoughts from anyone?
I trim the cases to exact spec's in my RCBS reloading manual and full size each round. I seat the bullet to RCBS spec's and overall the shell micro's out to almost exactly the same as my factory round.
I am using Retumbo powder but have tried H100. I have usually load to about the middle of the spec'd powder range but have tried both a slightly hot load and a very light load. In each case the round still stays wedged in the chamber and won't extract.
I have been loading for 20 years and never run into anything like this. Any thoughts from anyone?