Sauer 100 feeding issues.
Purchased a new Sauer 100 on Gunbroker from Reed Sports in Minnesota. Cleaned barrel and chamber before doing anything. Rounds wont feed properly. It takes excessive forward force to get the bolt to drop into battery. Every bullet that comes out after it is chambered has gouges out of it. I tried to contact Blaser Group for warranty repair. To date I have sent 5 emails and left two phone messages with no response. Have never had such poor service regarding a rifle in my life. I also read online that this is a common problem with the Sauer Classic 100XT. So much for german engineering. Apparently they do not inspect every rifle that comes off the assembly line. I asked Reed Sports to help me contact Blaser as they are a dealer but as of today nothing. I did purchase with a card but what a hassle this is going to be. Ive spent hundreds of dollars on brass, powder, rings, ammo not to mention the time I spent cleaning and mounting a scope. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. Buyer beware.
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Keep trying. Look for corporate information for contacts above customer service.
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Have you fired a few ? What’s the caliber and OaL
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Most bolt actions I have started out as stiff. Can you explain more the gouges. Are they on the bullet or the brass
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OAL would matter. You wrote the gouges are in the bullet not the case?
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Factory ammo? Post on their Facebook page politely requesting a return and inspection
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I would be measuring the brass before installing it in the chamber. Rounds should fall out of the chamber when loaded by hand. Sounds like a bolt issue.
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Even if you find the issue to be ammo that doesn't change the problem with CS not responding.
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Sure sounds like your ammo has bullets that are seated WAY too long and bullets are being forced into the rifling.
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I have a new sauer 100 xt in 270 win, does the same dam thing, awaiting the warranty from sauer usa in texas, tryed 3 different factory ammos, have to slam bolt shut when cartridge is chambered. i have reloaded for 20 years and it is not the brass in factory ammo.
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Sure sounds like a headspace problem to me. Can you get access to go/no go gauges? Don't be too quick to blame ammo.———————Ray
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you called ; SAUER USA 2019 | San Antonio | 210 – 377 – 2527, right ? just so you know the SHOT show has been on, good chance anyone that could help you is/was attending, I would wait till next Monday and call again if they have not gotten back to you by then.
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Was thinking of getting Sauer 100. Some good price right now. But might rethink this.
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