22-250 problems

[RWK]

I think this has been on this before- i shot my new 22-250 yesterday and after the shot the gun will open by itself, i tried a couple of more shots after i really slamed it shut, still same thing- gun about 4 days old. Rich K.

[aulrich]

The answer to that one is in the FAQ, a little tweak of the latch engagement, usually it's no big problem.  In general I take open on fire as a slightly too tight condition, unless the latch shelf was just oily. Better too tight than too loose

[quickdtoo]

If the FAQ info doesn't help, H&R may have to take a look at it. Are you shooting handloads or factory? With a live round in the chamber, place a straightedge across the round and chamber face, the headstamp of the round should be flush with the chamber face, it may even be slightly below it, but it shouldn't be above the chamber face at all unless the barrel to frame gap is excessive. If it's above the chamber face, it can keep the latch from engaging sufficiently and pop opens can happen. Even if you slam it shut, it won't close enough, this happens with handloads where the shoulder of the case isn't pushed back enough when resizing.

Tim

[DalesCarpentry]

Tim I thought there should never be any gap between the frame and the barrel?

[quickdtoo]

There shouldn't be a visable gap, but it can be measured with a feeler gauge, read the FAQs.

Tim