Axis xp2 223 light strikesirs

[Amistoso]

Hi all....just went for the first time to shoot my new xp2 223 and out of 15 rounds it only shot 6. The rounds that did not fire had a light strike. I did clean the bolt and rifle before shooting....savage only wants me to send in the whole rifle....I soaked the bolt in some Balistrol for a couple of hours.....any other ideas....I am not going to try to take apart the bolt. Savage did provide me with a return label, but I will have to remove my new scope and it will be by them at least 3 weeks.
i was shooting Federal 55gr military grade boxed 223
It's because those rounds have 5.56 military harder primers. When I use military or ticker walled primers, some CCI and some Tulammo primers, the same thing happens. That is your problem, I guarantee it.

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[Amistoso]

Hi all....just went for the first time to shoot my new xp2 223 and out of 15 rounds it only shot 6. The rounds that did not fire had a light strike. I did clean the bolt and rifle before shooting....savage only wants me to send in the whole rifle....I soaked the bolt in some Balistrol for a couple of hours.....any other ideas....I am not going to try to take apart the bolt. Savage did provide me with a return label, but I will have to remove my new scope and it will be by them at least 3 weeks.
i was shooting Federal 55gr military grade boxed 223
Fire those same ones out of an AR 15 and they fire just fine.

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[Tpsfoto]

Fire those same ones out of an AR 15 and they fire just fine.

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thanks!.......I did fire PMC bronze and it fired every round.....I sold those military grade to a guy with an AR

[Amistoso]

I have the same problem with my Axis .223. I have only shot handloads using Remington 7 1/2 primers but one or two out of twenty will fail to fire, the primer is dented but no bang. Sometimes the second strike will fire it. I am in the process of bolt disassembly and cleaning to see if this will help.
Stick with CCI #400 srp

[Magilla26]

I just bought the last two cartons of CCI #400 at the LGS. Small rifle primers are getting scarce, I had to check three stores before I found any. I went to the range yesterday and 20 out of 20 rounds fired with the Rem 7 1/2's. I would like to think that the .030" shim helped, too early to tell.

[Amistoso]

I just bought the last two cartons of CCI #400 at the LGS. Small rifle primers are getting scarce, I had to check three stores before I found any. I went to the range yesterday and 20 out of 20 rounds fired with the Rem 7 1/2's. I would like to think that the .030" shim helped, too early to tell.

Excellent. Whatever works... I know for my Axis in .223rem, the CCI #400 work great.

[gus88]

I had almost 50% light strike issues with a new savage 30-06. After reading thru multiple forums I decided to take apart the bolt. Here is what I found
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The Savage Axis appears to use a two piece spring separated by what looks like a metal O-ring. When I took the bolt apart I found that the O-Ring was captured by the rear spring--my theory is that as you cycle the bolt, the rotation randomly causes the open end of the spring to capture the O-ring (or equivalently lock into the O-ring). This effectively reduces the spring tension since the overall length of the spring mechanism is shortened.

Given what I heard about delays in getting it fixed, my solution was to take a hardware store washer and grind/polish it down to the appropriate size as a replacement O-ring--keeping the outside edge square. (Note--the the washer is round, just the outside edge is not rounded). That way the spring does not get a chance to climb into the washer. I also made the washer 20% thicker (tried 50% initially but the bolt felt tight).

Since that modification I have not had any light strikes.

[JParker]

Do not fire 5.56 Nato ammo in your Axis. Make sure the ammo is head stamped .223 Remington. The hard primers are not the only problem, there is a headspace/pressure difference with the 5.56 in a .223 chamber that could result in damage to the gun and you. You can fire .223 ammo in a 5.56 gun/chamber safely, but it won't be as accurate as he 5.56.