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    Picked up an older Mauser 660 with 243win and 270win barrels. Went to sportsmans and picked up two boxes of each in their SP(soft point) ammo. Shit will not chamber. I know these 50 year old Mausers were on the tight side but this is ridiculous.

    And yes, both Fed premium and Barnes chambered fine.

    Just an FYI


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    Quote Originally Posted by mello_collins View Post
    Picked up an older Mauser 660 with 243win and 270win barrels. Went to sportsmans and picked up two boxes of each in their SP(soft point) ammo. Shit will not chamber. I know these 50 year old Mausers were on the tight side but this is ridiculous.

    And yes, both Fed premium and Barnes chambered fine.

    Just an FYI
    Our old 7mm Mausers are the same way. Tight as a tick's ass.

    We handload for them and have dies set accordingly.
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    Fyi for everybody. The chamber is tight on this old rifle. Three different brands of ammo and all are tight to close on, even after firing. One pass through a rcbs full length sizer and the brass chambers beautifully. Got to love a German, minimum spec +/- nothing.


    If a man is alone in the woods, says something, and a woman does not hear, is he still wrong?

    Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out. —George Carlin

    Common sense is not a gift. It's a punishment because you have to deal with everyone else who doesn't have it.

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