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SHOOTER13
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Damn shame brother...keep us in the loop as to what happens.
Killer groupYesterday I took the rifle back out to fine tune the zero and test various ammunition to see what it likes.
I did find one that shows promise this is a 100 yard 3-shot group that I measure right at 1/4" center to center.
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Then things went to hell.
On both range trips, I had some minor trouble getting rounds to chamber... sometimes on the first round in the mag & sometimes after a shot. About halfway through my testing, I dropped the bolt on the 1st round & when I pulled the trigger, I only got a weak "click. I tried to pull the charging handle back, but it was stuck. It took banging on the charging handle with a rubber mallet to get the bolt open. This was with Fiocchi ammo. I could not find anything amiss with the round. I reinserted the magazine and chambered round 2 which fired normally. On round 3, I again got the weak "click" and the bolt was stuck again.
I had two more Fiocchi loads to test, but I decided to skip them and continue testing. A short time later, it happened again. This time on the 1st round of Hornady ammo.
I was so pissed I was cross-eyed. It's a good thing I didn't have access to any C4! I packed everything up and went home.
Once home, I broke the rifle down and examined the bolt, carrier, & receiver. I can see no evidence of rubbing, much less binding.
I guess I'll be calling Colt in the morning to try to get an RMA.