HELP!!! Brand new Tikka T3 bolt issue

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So I take out my brand new T3 Hunter 300wsm lefty for the 2nd time and on the 3rd shot the bolt lifts but will not open and doesn't give at all.... tried fiddling with the safety and bolt release and nothing seems to work... anyone have this happen or know of a solution?
 
Same thing happened to a guy at the range I go to last week - end. Brand new rifle, and on the first shot the same thing happened to him.

We never got it open, so he left to go return it to the place he bought it.
 
Sounds like they have you taken care of. My Remington 700 in 7mm had the same issue with some cheap factory Remington Ammo. Seriously over pressure me thinks.
 
The T3 bolt handle is dovetailed on and is strong enough. Bang on the underside with a chunk of wood till it gives. (That's assuming that the round in the chamber is absolutly, 100% for sure fired) Examine the case. If it's factory contact the manufacturer, if it's a handload, tone it down, and clean your chamber.
 
If your bolt lifts up high enough to extract. Take your cleaning rod and drop it down your barrel several times. This has worked for me before.


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I'm glad I don't have a tika! And don't intend to have one.
It sounds like the bolt doesn't have the camming power of the Mauser types.
 
H4831 said:
I'm glad I don't have a tika! And don't intend to have one.
It sounds like the bolt doesn't have the camming power of the Mauser types.
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Excellent! More 'tikas' for the rest of us!:D Oh, you meant Tikka?!

Sounds like it's the brass that's stuck, not the bolt. At least the extractor is still hanging onto the brass unlike some Remchesters I know. As was already said, tap the bolt up all the way, and then tap it back with a rubber mallet.
 
Sounds like an extraction cam clearance issue to me. When the bolt is touching the lugs after the round is fired and the brass is stiff in the chamber, it is the extraction cams that pull on the brass as the handle is lifted to the top of its travel. Take a look at the two angled surfaces and note that when you lift the handle, these surfaces cause the bolt to be forced back. This amount of rearward movement pulls the fired case out of the chamber. If there is too much clearance between these two surfaces the rifle may not have enough extraction travel. Rifles with this fairly common issue often do not show the symptom until around max pressure loads are used.

Oh, and to add... various factory wsm ammo has been known to be over max pressure and cause many shooters grief. 65000psi and beyond in a fat case is a lot to handle.
 
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