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I have a savage 300 win mag and the last couple of shots Iv had a problem extracting the shell from the chamber like its stuck. I have shot probably 30 rounds through it this deer season and havent had a problem until now. I shoot Hornady superformance 150 grain GMX. I would really like some help thanks.

When did you clean it, last?

Are these reloads or factory rounds?

There factory loads and I cleaned it the right before It started sticking like after the last shot.

It could be that whatever you used to clean the gun, actually left a residue that is causing the action to stick. Have you broken it down and cleaned it again, then used a very light oil or silicone to see if that solves the problem? Also, sometimes bullets will swell slightly with age, so after doing the cleaning and lubricating, maybe try a few new rounds, and compare the way they handle to some of the older ones.

Did you lube the lugs on the bolt when you cleaned it? If not that could be the problem along with leftover residue from cleaning if you don't use a bore guide, alsomake sure you clean the chamber with a cleaning mop of the appropriate size you might have to get creative with the magnum chambers.

sticky extraction is sometimes a symtom of high pressure. I would look at the primers, are they flattend? Even factory loads can get hot, and the superformance load is warmed up a bit. Also if after you have the action pretty hot and you lock a round in and take a bit longer to fire the round, pressure can sometimes rise a bit. my 2cts.

If none of there advice helped, i think it might be your extractor on the bolt itself malfunctioning. Did you drop your bolt or bang it on something? Chamber a round but don't fire and extract the bullet. If it sticks even without firing I bet thats your problem. Sounds to me like a bolt issue. I am no gunsmith, Thats your best bet.

I agree with the hot loads may be causing the sticking.  Also, Like on one post.  Try cleaning  the chamber. If that still doesn't remedy the problem.   You may have take it to a gunsmith.  You may have had a speck of dirt in the chamber when you fired it.  And, it may have left a little divit so to speak in the chamber that may have to get polished out.  The next question that should have been asked is.  Is the sticking hahppening when you attempt to rotate the bolt to open it? Or, when you are actually trying to pull the bolt open to extract the empty? Have you  worked the bolt without a shell in the chamber to see if the bolt moves smoothly by itself? With the answers to those questions.  It'll make it a little easier to pin point where the problem may be at.

did you ever get this issue narrowed down?

I use a chamber brush on a cut off cleaning rod and my cordless drill and give the chamber a good scrubbing after a shooting session. I also use a carbon fiber cleaning rod aggressively when cleaning my barrels with a fast back and forth motion after using a foaming bore cleaner. I was shooting around a 800-1,000 rounds a week when we were shooting LRRP matches but since my best friend and shooting/spotting partner died I have not fired a round in quite a while but am looking forward to getting back to it. Try the brush and cut off cleaning rod and drill and see if that makes a difference but it is sounding more to me like you are having a pressure problem and the brass case is expanding bit.