In keeping with tradition with my shit luck with Ruger, I tried out my Ruger American in .300 win mag today. First shot went off without a hitch but when I tried to pull back on the bolt handle, it was completely seized. Had to do the old mosin nagant and whack the handle with a rubber mallet to free the cartridge. The bolt handle would move up and down freely but I tore my pinky up against the scope with the amount of force I had to use to pull the bolt handle back.
I was using factory ammo and tried three different loads/brands with the same result. I am thinking the chamber needs to be polished as every single piece of brass that came out after firing had the exact same scratch made into the brass ( looks like an L shape circled in the pictures). I checked the bore when I got home and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Anything else it could be besides garbage QC from the factory?
I was using factory ammo and tried three different loads/brands with the same result. I am thinking the chamber needs to be polished as every single piece of brass that came out after firing had the exact same scratch made into the brass ( looks like an L shape circled in the pictures). I checked the bore when I got home and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
Anything else it could be besides garbage QC from the factory?