D.B. Cooper
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I have a feeding issue from the internal, non-detatchable magazine in my flat-back receiver, pre-Accu Trigger (read that as old school) Savage 110E in 243 Winchester with a long action.
The last round in the magazine, or, if loading singly, will pop out of the magazine as the bolt is pushing it forward. This results in the base of the cartridge shifting to the right and outside of the ejection port. As I close the bolt, the cartridge ends up sticking out of the ejection port at about a 45 degree angle, with the nose of the cartridge still in the gun. Seems to only happen with the last round. Happens with factory ammo and my handloads, which are a little longer than factory spec.
Side note: about 20 years ago, a gunsmith modified the magazine by removing some material from the underside of the follower and removing some wood from the stock under the magazine. This allowed a 5th cartridge to fit in the rifle. Not sure if it's relevant as it seems to work witha loaded magazine.
Any thoughts?
The last round in the magazine, or, if loading singly, will pop out of the magazine as the bolt is pushing it forward. This results in the base of the cartridge shifting to the right and outside of the ejection port. As I close the bolt, the cartridge ends up sticking out of the ejection port at about a 45 degree angle, with the nose of the cartridge still in the gun. Seems to only happen with the last round. Happens with factory ammo and my handloads, which are a little longer than factory spec.
Side note: about 20 years ago, a gunsmith modified the magazine by removing some material from the underside of the follower and removing some wood from the stock under the magazine. This allowed a 5th cartridge to fit in the rifle. Not sure if it's relevant as it seems to work witha loaded magazine.
Any thoughts?