Need help w savage axis misfires....

[dday911]

I recently purchased a savage axis 2 in 25-06 for a coyote/deer rifle. I bought all necessary equipment to reload for this caliber and started working up loads in the 85-87 grain bullet weights. I immediately started having light primer strikes and fail to fires in the 30% range. After several dif sessions and reloading tweeks I could not eliminate it. I broke down and bought some factory rem core locs and had 4 failures in the box of 20. I don’t think it’s my reloading related.
I have contacted savage and they said send us back the gun and we will shoot for a 4 week return. I don’t want to be wo the gun as coyote season is in full swing... haven’t been in the field w it as the gun is so unreliable. I have read about this issue online and have tried the following to remedy. Cleaned all parts and bolt springs, polished firing pin, added fatter washer between springs to increase spring preload, and even ordered a spring kit (2 springs, washer) from savage that I installed yesterday hoping would solve my problem.
It did not....
Before I send this gun back (not happy) is there anything else you guys recommend?
I don’t really understand head spacing and wondered if that could be it?
The primers are always dented but the failures are light strikes. Some will fire after 2nd or 3rd attempt, some will never fire.
I have tried seating primers all the way...
All brass is full length resized each time.
I’m wondering if my oal length may be too long and the casing is moving forward when struck? If this is the case, why is it random?
I think my lands are 3.22 using the Speer tnt bullet and I load them at 3.18.
Yesterday I loaded three 85 gr noslers at 3.19 and had all three fail after the shorter tnt all fired.
I’m grasping at straws and pulling my hair out. Any suggestions before I send it back?
I’ve tried loading minimum length oal per my Lee manual and still have the issues.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

I would try not fully resizing the brass, the chamber may be long, moving the case deep enough into the chamber to give a light strike on the primer. Also might wanna check headspace for fun. Another possibility is the firing pin may be a tad short or some how obstructed.

 

[dday911]

I would try not fully resizing the brass, the chamber may be long, moving the case deep enough into the chamber to give a light strike on the primer. Also might wanna check headspace for fun. Another possibility is the firing pin may be a tad short or some how obstructed.

I have checked everything I know to check w the pin. It is not adjustable for protrusion like some other savages. It stops on a collar made in the pin.

 

[dday911]

I’m a little frustrated w savage...
Wondering if I should be...I bought a cheap rifle after all.
I could have spent my hard earned money w any other manufacturer.... I chose them.
The turn around on the repair is estimated at 4 weeks. That’s seems like a bad deal to me.
I’ll miss the best part of the season I purchased the gun for.
Is swapping the gun out in a two or three day turnaround too much to ask?
I’ve had it 30 days...
BTW all parts in the bolt have to be sent to an ffl per savage...they wouldn’t mail me a spring set. That added another middle man to the whole deal and a few weeks of waiting and is really frustrating.

 

[shooter1niner]

I would try not fully resizing the brass, the chamber may be long, moving the case deep enough into the chamber to give a light strike on the primer. Also might wanna check headspace for fun. Another possibility is the firing pin may be a tad short or some how obstructed.

OP had 4 FTF out of 20 factory produced rounds. Savage will figure it out. OP might consider getting a case length gage to see that his sizing is w/in tolerance.

 

[FROGO207]

Try running the brass up into the die just enough to size most of the neck on about 20 brass. Then try the brass to see if it chambers OK. Reaload and yry shooting them. This will eliminate headspace and point to firing pin if problems persist. If it all fires load this way for the season and send it back for repair after.