Tom Savage
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I recently found out that my Savage 99 in .308 caliber would not accept cartridges with the recommended minimum overall length recommended for most of the loadings with Barnes bullets, 2.800 inches. The maximum overall length of a .308 Winchester round is listed as 2.810. I opened up the length of the spool by .020 by machining the aft face of the front of the aluminum spool, and now the 2.800 inch rounds will cycle properly. Has anyone had this problem, and if so how was it addressed?