savage .270

[duckgun75]

I positive it is a .270 and the rounds are .270. they are the original box of ammo I bought years ago. FYI I,tried newer rounds too. as far as I can tell the bolt is fully back. the only way I can pull it back more is if I press the release.

 

[Younggun]

And you said you have shot the rifle before without problems, right?

 

[Dawico]

It has to be a bolt issue. The rounds can't sit more forward.

Judging by your and YGs pics maybe the older models have a larger ejection port. My guns are newer and the bolt goes all the way back flush with the port.

Where are you located at?

 

[duckgun75]

i bought that box of rounds years ago. I normally only shoot one round a year. After the first shot, if I shot again I would have to push the next round forward so the bolt could grab it. I'm in Baytown. I guess I will put some calls into local shops and see if any of them work on guns.

 

[outdare]

You don't have another bolt gun do you? Might have the bolts mixed.

 

[Andy]

Did you add a cheek-piece to the stock that's preventing the bolt from going all the way back?

 

[duckgun75]

this is the only bolt gun I have and everything on it is stock.

 

[outdare]

Can you take a pic of the ammo base/primer area so we can see the stamp?

 

[Dawico]

Can you take a pic of the ammo base/primer area so we can see the stamp?

And get a pic of the barrel caliber stamp too please.

If you were closer I would love to get a closer look at the situation.

 

[outdare]

All the threads online point to the mag spring tension. I don't think it is angling the ammo up so the bolt can catch. Maybe the feed plate was assembled backwards. Honestly these are guesses at best.
I would try stretching the spring to see that helps. Good luck

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

Are you able to pick up the 1st round (after you load the magazine) and chamber it, or do you have to slide one up towards the chamber and then close the bolt? Did you buy the gun new, if so, when did you start having this issue? Or.......did you buy it from someone that may have "monkeyed" with it (meaning that you have had this issue since you have owned the rifle)?

 

[duckgun75]

I will get a picture of the bullet and barrell stamp tomorrow. I bought the gun new 15 years ago. It started about 4 years ago. I honestly havent thought of the issue since I stopped deer hunting till this year.
I do have to slide the first round forward.

 

[Andy]

These are Savage 110s in .270 with an open bolt - see how there's no bolt-head visible in the chambers?

This is your chamber (your pic turned right way up):

Doesn't look to me like your bolt is coming back far enough - can you even remove it from the rifle?

 

[Dawico]

This is a Savage 110 in .270 with an open bolt - see how there's no bolt-head visible in the chamber?

This is your chamber:

Doesn't look to me like your bolt is coming back far enough - can you even remove it from the rifle?

That is what I am seeing also. He said the only way to get the bolt back more is to press the release.

Maybe there is something going on with the release? Maybe it is grabbing the back section of the bolt and not the front section? Not sure which it is supposed to grab though.

 

[Dawico]

Looking at mine again, the release does catch the back section of the bolt so maybe that is of no help. The release has to be held down for the entire length of the lugs or it will catch on the front section of the bolt.

I am still of the belief that your bolt isn't traveling all the way back though.

 

[Andy]

Same here, that's why I was curious if something external such as an add-on cheek-piece is blocking full travel.

 

[Dawico]

Agreed. Every Savage I own with a cheek piece has to be designed or mounted so the bolt can still be removed. Sometimes that can be a challenge.