Help with my Savage 110

[COBigJohn]

I have a new Savage 110 in 7mm Rem Mag.

The gun allows a cartridge to be easily chambered, but after the bolt is lifted, it takes a great amount of force to pull the bolt back to eject the shell. I should mention..... This "stuck" empty case, only happens after firing the round. An unfired cartridge will load and unload with ease.

As an exercise in problem solving, I took one of the "fired rounds" and ran it into the barrel... and jerked it out and again and again and again..... I was looking for evidence on the brass shell where the 'binding' or 'tightness" was occurring. Well, there is a lot of 'wear' on the shell at the base, right above the belt.

Anyone have a guess what is going on here? Why does it easily chamber a fresh round but nearly impossible to eject a fired round?

I have already reached out to Savage and they are requesting that I ship the gun to them for evaluation and possible warranty work or replacement. The part that sucks, is I have to pay for shipping of a faulty gun for warranty work. On top of that, they claim it may be 3-4 months for the gun to be returned.

If I can fix the gun, or even have a Gun Smith do some 10-15 minute fix for $25-$40... I would prefer, as it is going to cost me $40 to ship it anyway.

I own four Savages and this experience may cause me to go elsewhere in the future.


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[bowhunter1287]

I had the same problem when I changed my bolt handle on my savage. The problem was the primary extraction was not engaging enough some guys on here helped me out with it to get it figured out. So you have your handle that has a ramp and your baffle that goes up against the action has a ramp that is probably not engaging with the two enough so there is a gap so what I did was started to put feeler gauges in between the baffle and the action to take up the space and once I did that it would extract the case nice and easy. It's a quick way to tell if that is your problem or not.

 

[yobuck]

You could check in at Savage Shooters . Com and ask the question there.
There would no doubt be others who had the same issue, and there would also be lots of advice on how to fix it.
The best advice would come from a guy called Sharpshooter.
He is a gunsmith from Ohio who specializes in Savages.
Sharpshooter Supply is the name i believe he trades under.
There are other very knowledgable people there also, and quit a few others who think they are.

 

[COBigJohn]

I had the same problem when I changed my bolt handle on my savage. The problem was the primary extraction was not engaging enough some guys on here helped me out with it to get it figured out. So you have your handle that has a ramp and your baffle that goes up against the action has a ramp that is probably not engaging with the two enough so there is a gap so what I did was started to put feeler gauges in between the baffle and the action to take up the space and once I did that it would extract the case nice and easy. It's a quick way to tell if that is your problem or not.

Man I wish I could say I am following you, but don't know what you mean by baffle.

A pic would be greatly appreciated.

Also, since you identified the problem, what was the fix.... or did it have to go back to the manufacturer or a Gun Smith?

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[COBigJohn]

You could check in at Savage Shooters . Com and ask the question there.
There would no doubt be others who had the same issue, and there would also be lots of advice on how to fix it.
The best advice would come from a guy called Sharpshooter.
He is a gunsmith from Ohio who specializes in Savages.
Sharpshooter Supply is the name i believe he trades under.
There are other very knowledgable people there also, and quit a few others who think they are.

I will do this tonight....

But I should mention..... This "stuck" empty case, only happens after firing the round. An unfired cartridge will load and unload with ease.


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[ducky]

Two things that help me are a "bolt lift kit" and extended bolt handle. I've been buying both from Stockade Gunstocks, but the longer bolt handle does wonders for lifting the bolt and extraction. Of course I don't know which 110 model 7mm RM you have so you might already have a longer bolt handle.

I used to use Sharp Shooter Supply (SSS) for bolt handles and Competition Triggers but it seems they are no longer making either. The botom bolt release design Savage now uses killed his triggers, and he probably lost the manufacturer of his bolt handle. Fred Moreo is Sharpshooter and he has made a reputation of being hard to work with, I'd do some research before on recent customers before sending him anything. He was known for being nearly impossible to talk to and loooong lead times on work.


Fred will tell you it's a timing issue with your Savage bolt, and want to charge you $175 to fix, and he's probably not wrong. He is also against any "bolt lift kit", saying timing will cure all that ails you. I use the bolt lift kit because the couple of times I've called him on the phone for questions about his services, I've decided that I'd seek help elsewhere. Once I'll say a guy is having a bad day, twice and I'm going to assume it's his normal behavior.

 

[waspocrew]

I had this issue, but with a new Remington 700 Sendero in 7 RM. Chambered shells easily, but took great effort to extract a fired round. Brass looked chewed up as well. Turned out to be a rough chamber. Remington took care of it and I never had an issue afterwards.

 

[birddog 68]

My friend was having a different problem with his new savage and has decided to return it for repair. After someone tinkers with it the warranty will be void. I feel a new gun should function flawlessly and not seeing that from this company any longer. Like other companies in this country QC seems to be a issue. Just my.02

 

[bowhunter1287]

This is your baffle it sits in front of your handle there is a ramp on your handle that contacts this ramp and this is your primary extraction to remove the brass it pulls it back as you lift your handle. If you have to much slop from action to this baffle it won't let it pull the fired brass out the correct amount back that's where feeler gauges come in to check if that helps take up the space. On how to fix it I would send it back to savage for them to fix it. How I fixed mine was I installed the stock handle again until I can drill two holes in the baffle and tap with brass set screws to be able to adjust the baffle back. I also put a lift kit in from deshind.com great product super simple install nice and smooth lift

 

[Greybear]

Does it do this with all brands of ammo? I shoot the Savage 110ba Stealth in 338 Lapua. Hornady ammo does not work well but other brands have no issues. Also sticking cases may be due to pressure being too high. If shooting hot reloads you may have exceeded the pressure limits. Also make sure the chamber is clean. Any dirt could be causing the ammo to stick after the shot as the case expands. Just some basic things to check before changing parts on the gun or sending it in for service!

 

[Philward]

Is the bolt hard to open or just hard to pull bolt rearward after opening?

 

[Alfredo]

Had a similar problem. Polish your rifles chamber. That's what cured my 110's situation.

 

[Alfredo]

Had a similar problem. Polish your rifles chamber. That's what cured my 110's situation.

 

[KSAv8r]

Does it do this with all brands of ammo? I shoot the Savage 110ba Stealth in 338 Lapua. Hornady ammo does not work well but other brands have no issues. Also sticking cases may be due to pressure being too high. If shooting hot reloads you may have exceeded the pressure limits. Also make sure the chamber is clean. Any dirt could be causing the ammo to stick after the shot as the case expands. Just some basic things to check before changing parts on the gun or sending it in for service!

Good advice here. I have a Savage 110BA Tactical in .338 Lapua and ran across the same issue. Lapua or Peterson brass works well but Hornady, HMS or any others will stick every time. Not sure what the difference is but it is the results that counts. YMMV