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Once again this one has come home to haunt me, first it was ammo and now this. The client claimed he could load rounds into the mag box from the top,Like any normal bolt rifle. When it was in the shop I could not get the rounds to fit over the mag box lips to load. I opened up the floorplate and loaded three into the mag box and then closed the floorplate and they would feed as normal (I used dummy rounds). He insists he always loaded from the top and never from the bottom.. It does seem kinda funny to load from the bottom so I had to believe him but still doubted him DOes anyone have a Mark five in this caliber that can lead me to an owner's manual for correct loading instructions? Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | ||
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I have one (and a 416 among others) and have absolutely no trouble loading the magazine from the top. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Thanks, now to find a fix Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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I can take a photo from above with the action open if you think that would be helpful NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Everything looks fine from aboove, it's just that the cartridges won't fit cown into the mag box. I heard from one guy that the feed rails need to be tweaked, but how much? Jim Kobe 10841 Oxborough Ave So Bloomington MN 55437 952.884.6031 Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild | |||
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No Jim, the big weatherbys (anything based on 378 case) are single stacked in the magazine and are made to load from the bottom. Put one in chamber and roll rifle over open floor plate and drop two more in and close the floor plate. Unless you have the extended floor plate then drop three in. Regards, Mark | |||
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Both Shultz and Larsen rifles in calibre 7x61 S&H I owned and hunted with for decades had to be loaded from the bottom. If the magazine was charged from the top the bolt would not pick up the first round from the magazine even despite pushing the rounds up and down and seemingly everything sitting correctly. Dropping the three magnum rounds in from the bottom could be done in any sequence as the floor plate had a centered rib so top round could sit left or right. Loaded up the S&L rifle exactly how Mark describes it above. | |||
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If you download the Weatherby owners manual it says only this for loading all Mark V rifles regardless of cartridge it’s chambered for;
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My 378 (same case as 338-378) is very difficult to load from the top. Unlike a staggered Mauser magazine there's no "V" shape to press the rounds into. I believe the 378 cased rifles will hold 3 in the magazine but you will not be able to press them down and close the bolt, so they do really hold 2. Very poor design for a dangerous game rifle. | |||
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I should have elaborated a bit in my reply re loading my Schultz and Larsen rifles from the bottom; I found the bottom load method was not at all an issue, just something you got used to. As the S&L rifles were push feed you could quickly just drop extra rounds in from the top if the magazine was emptied and you were needing to fire more rounds. Had to do this on several occasions when tackling mobs of feral goats and twice on taking out mobs of deer. I never felt any disadvantage in loading from the bottom. | |||
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