onlybrowning
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Got a new X Bolt Max Long Range .308 set up and ready to sight in today. I was shooting factory loaded Nosler 165gr Accubonds.
The first one was a tiny bit stiff to load, but nothing that I felt concerned about. Shot it, ejected it, all was ok. Brass looked good, etc. I’ve shot tons of these over the years in several other rifles and they’ve been great.
Second round chambered smooth and easy. The issue came with extraction. The bolt lifted easy, but I could not get the empty case to pull out with the bolt. Eventually, after some more determined pulling, the bolt came back, leaving the empty case in the chamber.
I’ve never had that happen before. I tapped the case out easy enough with a range rod and small hammer.
Decided to clean the chamber just to be sure that wasn’t an issue (I had cleaned the gun thoroughly from new).
Tried another round, and the same thing happened.
Anyone have any insight? Brass measures ok, and like I said, I’ve used these cartridges in several other Browning rifles with excellent results.
Also, the brass looks great overall after coming out, except there is one spot where you can see the plunger made a mark on the case head.
chambering the fired brass casing netted the same result. Had to use a rod to tap it out. Was able to tap it out by hand, but could not pull it out with the bolt.
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The first one was a tiny bit stiff to load, but nothing that I felt concerned about. Shot it, ejected it, all was ok. Brass looked good, etc. I’ve shot tons of these over the years in several other rifles and they’ve been great.
Second round chambered smooth and easy. The issue came with extraction. The bolt lifted easy, but I could not get the empty case to pull out with the bolt. Eventually, after some more determined pulling, the bolt came back, leaving the empty case in the chamber.
I’ve never had that happen before. I tapped the case out easy enough with a range rod and small hammer.
Decided to clean the chamber just to be sure that wasn’t an issue (I had cleaned the gun thoroughly from new).
Tried another round, and the same thing happened.
Anyone have any insight? Brass measures ok, and like I said, I’ve used these cartridges in several other Browning rifles with excellent results.
Also, the brass looks great overall after coming out, except there is one spot where you can see the plunger made a mark on the case head.
chambering the fired brass casing netted the same result. Had to use a rod to tap it out. Was able to tap it out by hand, but could not pull it out with the bolt.
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