American Whitetail ammo

[bbqfan5909]

What type of gun is it? My father in law has issues with his TC bolt gun.

[Sika]

I get one ragged hole shooting them out of my 6.5 Creedmoor. Never had a misfire.

Same here, mine loves the stuff.

[.270]

Had a misfire in my 7-08. Quit using it after that. I was shooting it through my .270 but I couldn't get the tight enough group I knew the gun was capable of. Switchd back to Hornady Custom in a heavy grain and tightened up the group.

[Cbb1722]

I bought some for my 25-06 as it was much cheaper than the sst's I shoot on game. I've only shot paper with it but like it so far.

Same here my 25-06 loves those rounds. 117 grains and tears a pig up. Haven't shot a deer with it but plan to this gun season.

[double bogey]

My 25.06, .243, and 7mm rem mag love this round. I think it uses the interlock bullet, which is a deer killing bullet. Never had an issue. I would check my firing pin spring and bolt for issues.

[red-fin]

Gun

What type of gun is it? My father in law has issues with his TC bolt gun.

The rifle is a 1980 Remington 700 BDL varmint, 7mm-08, primers are hit, grabbed a box of core-loc and shot about 6 of them no problem?

[red-fin]

Rifle

My 25.06, .243, and 7mm rem mag love this round. I think it uses the interlock bullet, which is a deer killing bullet. Never had an issue. I would check my firing pin spring and bolt for issues.

Old Rifle for sure, could be a problem with it I suppose. Can a primer be dented and not fire?

[bbqfan5909]

Weak primer strikes could be it, may just switch ammo.

[Buck2230]

1 box of 7mm-08 with no problems seen, 1" group at 100 yards.

[let-um-grow]

Shot several boxes of the AW .308, no issues and excellent performance for such a reasonably priced ammo.

[panhandlehunter]

I had 3 misfires out of a box. Seems like it's pretty common. Gun is a Remington 700 .243. Never had an issue with any other ammunition.

[double bogey]

Dirt, powder residue, grease, can clog up the tunnel the firing pin rides in the bolt, and can slow it down causing light primer strikes. I am not sure how hard it is to dissemble a M700 bolt for cleaning, but this could easily be your problem in a 1980 rifle.

[Creedmore]

Dirt, powder residue, grease, can clog up the tunnel the firing pin rides in the bolt, and can slow it down causing light primer strikes. I am not sure how hard it is to dissemble a M700 bolt for cleaning, but this could easily be your problem in a 1980 rifle.

Gunk in the firing pin hole or years of old oil and grime inside the bolt can cause a light primer strike. Some primers are harder than others and give the impression it's an ammunition problem.

It's a piece of cake to field strip a Rem 700 bolt.

This is a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVacK49mjDc

Separate it like in the video, clean off the spring and firing pin and re-oil. Don't worry, nothing will come apart.

Also clean the hole in the bolt face with a toothpick.

[red-fin]

Cleaning

Gunk in the firing pin hole or years of old oil and grime inside the bolt can cause a light primer strike. Some primers are harder than others and give the impression it's an ammunition problem.

It's a piece of cake to field strip a Rem 700 bolt.

This is a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVacK49mjDc

Separate it like in the video, clean off the spring and firing pin and re-oil. Don't worry, nothing will come apart.

Also clean the hole in the bolt face with a toothpick.

Thanks a lot, will clean her this weekend. Great video, hard to believe that brand ammo was sub-par.

[SoTXAg06]

My brother has a 1980s model mossberg in 243. He had light primer strike and eventually stuck a piece of brass in the firing pin hole on the bolt face. I pulled the bolt apart to find everything supper gummed up. Cleaned it, and it has functioned well since.


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