I have a friend that has a .270 that was made for him using a Mauser action with a Shilen barrel. He does not load his own ammo. When he fires one round and tries to rechamber the next, it hangs up and won't chamber. He has taken it to a couple of gunsmiths but none have been able to figure it out. My first thought was it might be to little headspace, but I know just enough to be dangerous. Any thoughts?
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Posts: 4601 | Location: Pennsylvania | Registered: 21 March 2005
like stated, it can be the feed rails, the follower and the spring that pushes the follower up. the feed ramp into the chamber may need reshaped it also could be the bolt face or the extractor and probably a combination all above. If he indeed has taken to a gunsmith and had it looked at and they could not recommmend a fix I would not take anything there again. keep looking and you will find someone who can make the adjustments. the buildeer should have corrected all the issues but you get a bargan every now and then
Posts: 2134 | Location: Ohio | Registered: 26 June 2000
Are you saying the round chambers, but the bolt won't completely close?
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Posts: 6711 | Location: Oklahoma, USA | Registered: 14 March 2001
which mauser action? i might suspect the loading ramp needs a bit of tuning with a long cartidge like the .270, the ramp might be a bit steep and the tip of the bullet is hitting the end of the barrel when the shoulder of the case starts up the ramp. the gunsmith should have known to look for this and the gun should be taken back to him to get it to feed correctly.
