I shot this gun for the first time today and I was using Nosler Trophhy Grade bullets. I shot it approximately 12 times and half of the time I guess the casing of the shell expanded to the point to where I couldn't pull the bolt back to eject the shell without letting it sit for a little bit. If you look at the casing of the used shell and a bullet that has not been been shot you can defintly see a difference. So I am guessing it is a problem with the ammo and not the gun. Has anyone else had this problem with this ammo?

Give Nosler a call tomorrow and talk to them about it.

What rifle are you shooting it in.

I have seen this happen before on two different occasions. Both times the problem happened no matter what ammo was used. In both cases the problem ended up being a burr in the chamber.

I would come closer to believing its a chamber issue rather than a ammo issue based on what I have seen.

^^this


But first trying putting a little grease on the lugs.

My Remington 257wby was very sticky at first greased the lugs problem solved.

Mine is a Remington as well.

Put a little grease on the back of the lugs.


How did it group?

Had the same issue just last month with that exact same ammo in 300 Weatherby. Rifle is a Rifles Inc strata (based on a Remington 700 action) that shoots Weatherby ammo just fine, but not the Nosler trophy grade.

Give Nosler a call, they will trade you for a replacement box. Waiting to hear back on their test results from the box I sent in, but in the meantime I'm back to searching for another factory load. I'll be selling the replacement box they sent me.