Thread: Tight chamber and marks on projectile

Mystery solved sort of indeed.
I really don't see anything there that would cause hard bolt closing or the marks on the projectiles or the poor accuracy in a different rifle. The search is likely to continue. To me the problem is with the cartridge and not the rifle. To rule the rifle out a good look at the front of the chamber where the case neck ends and the throat starts would be useful to rule out a carbon ring at this point. Are you trimming your cases? If not they may be too long for the chamber, worth checking. My money is still on the loads being too long for the rifles chamber possibly complicated by the cases not being trimmed.
Regards Grandpamac.