Savage 110 bolt action

danielgage

I have one in 300WSM with a after market Timney trigger ,before the accutrigger was factory

It has been the perfect using rifle for me on Whitetail Deer until a few years ago I went to fire it and it misfired so I worked the bolt back about half way to make sure I had a cartridge loaded and it did so I closed the bolt back and it then fired when I pulled the trigger like it was supposed to

well this season the same scenario happened

should I just get in the habit of loading the rifle and then working the bolt back halfway and then closing it or should I dig deeper and fix the gun[?]

Is this common with bolt action rifles[?]

charliemeyer007

Could be a lot of things. I have seen ammo that goes off on the second strike. You are careful with solvents like WD-40 around your ammo. If you pull the bolt all the way back and eject the round you can examine the primer. Could be a light dent in it indicating the rifle has issues such as a weak mainspring from being cocked for 40+ years or perhaps there is sticky grease in the mechanism binding it up a little.

Reprime some of your empties and investigate the rifle. Clean the inside of the bolt making sure the striker can fully move forward all the way.

nononsense

danielgage,

No, this is not common with bolt action rifles but it can occur occasionally. Usually the trigger and the firing pin spring are dirty or gunky (technical term...) from fouling mixed with lubricant.

Savages are fairly simple to disassemble for cleaning. Find a breakdown drawing and give it a try. Or if you'd rather, have your local gunsmith take a careful look at the entire rifle to see if there is something more dastardly at work.

Best.