.308 locking up when chambering round

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.308 locking up when chambering round

Post by AussieTimmeh » 23 Aug 2014, 11:39 am

Hi all,

Just thought I would post this here in case anyone else had this drama.

My brother and I own a Savage .308 BAT/S rifle which is really fun to shoot. What wasn't so fun is that we started having issues when chambering rounds. We found that the trigger would sometimes lock up when the bolt was fully closed, requiring the user to cycle the action. We further diagnosed it that the harder you closed the bolt, the more likely it was to lock up. I was concerned that this may have been the reason the previous owner sold it.

We tried different ammo but that didn't affect it.

We took the rifle to our local gunsmith Ralf Dauner who repaired it for us very quickly and easily (thanks to Baldrick314 for the hot tip on the gunsmith). Basically it was a crappy trigger job done on it by the previous owner that was causing the issue where they had rounded and polished the edges of everything and that something inside the trigger mech was not holding properly when the bolt was closed firmly.

Fortunately he was able to repair the damage quickly and cheaply and we're back in business. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys at the Seaham range soon.

Peace!
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by Baldrick314 » 23 Aug 2014, 12:12 pm

Glad you got it fixed mate :)
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by wrenchman » 23 Aug 2014, 12:29 pm

glad you were abel to get it fixed
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by AussieTimmeh » 23 Aug 2014, 5:28 pm

Thanks. The trigger is more crisp than it was but now I have confidence that when I pull the trigger, something is going to happen!
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by sooey » 25 Aug 2014, 2:21 pm

AussieTimmeh wrote:We further diagnosed it that the harder you closed the bolt, the more likely it was to lock up.


C'mon. When something doesn't work bashing on it harder is always the answer :lol:
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by effex » 25 Aug 2014, 2:22 pm

Just curious, did he think a proper smith did the dodgy work or did he reckon the previous owner did it?

Dodgy DIY trigger job?
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by AussieTimmeh » 25 Aug 2014, 2:31 pm

sooey wrote:
AussieTimmeh wrote:We further diagnosed it that the harder you closed the bolt, the more likely it was to lock up.


C'mon. When something doesn't work bashing on it harder is always the answer :lol:

Rofl. It's a .308, we didn't buy it to be delicate!

effex wrote:Just curious, did he think a proper smith did the dodgy work or did he reckon the previous owner did it?

Dodgy DIY trigger job?

He didn't say and I didn't think to ask actually. I'll ask him next time I see him if he still remembers.
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by Baldrick314 » 25 Aug 2014, 9:46 pm

sooey wrote:C'mon. When something doesn't work bashing on it harder is always the answer :lol:


Funny you should say that. I have an old Steyr straight pull that has the opposite problem to Timmy's, unless you really slam the bolt home the trigger locks up like the safety is on
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Re: .308 locking up when chambering round

Post by sooey » 26 Aug 2014, 3:10 pm

See, told you.

Works for everything.
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