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I have had a M70 in .270 WSM which was originally an Ultimate Shadow (subsequently re-barreled etc). It shoots amazingly well but has never been able to cycle on a full mag. If I put 2 rounds in the mag then there are never any problems but try it with 3 and it will not cycle the first of 3 rounds. It is a pre 64 action and I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem and also does anyone know of a fix? Any suggestions very much appreciated. Many thanks | ||
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this happened to me with my new tikka varmint, but with a detachable magazine model and I discovered that the magazine spring was wrong ensambled, I turn the spring and the gun feed and cicle ok all cartridges, otherwise may be you have some trouble with the follower or the receiver.luck "Every ignored reallity prepares its revenge!" | |||
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GA Thankyou for the reply. I am going to take it to my smith on monday to see what he thinks but I will mention to him about the mag spring etc Thanks | |||
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What caliber was it before, and what exactly does the first round out of the magazine do? _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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Westpac Basically the bolt will ride over the top of the first round in the mag when loaded to full capacity ie 3 rounds. It has always been a 270 WSM thats what it started out as and that is what I had it re-barreled in. Thanks | |||
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If the magazine assembly is all original then it sounds like the mag box isn't sitting right. I would double and tripple check to make sure it is seated right. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. | |||
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You can draw all the diagrams in the world and all the measurements you can think of...making an action feed reliably is not a science...it is an art..I've struggled for hours to make factory feed slick as a whistle...then the customer brings out his reloads...which may be a 1/16" longer than factory...and you're back to square one! Some cartridges...(the 458 Win comes to mind) is like trying to make beer cans feed | |||
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This is a common problem with the short mag case...they work better in a push feed rifle. Lots of people have had the same issue as you and I am not sure if there is an easy fix. You may try and see if a stronger magazine spring will help. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Thanks for the advice all. I will consider all options and work through them until I have a result. | |||
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Dear all Just thought I would complete the thread as I went to the range yesterday to have a look at what exactly the problem was. I am embarrassed to say that it has been a school boy error on my part. It appears that when I was loading to capacity, as I was closing the bolt on the top round, I was catching the top round (due to lack of depth left in the mag well)on the bolt and sliding it slightly forward. When cycling the action the headstamp was not engaging with the bolt hence the top round not being pushed into the chamber. Problem solved and I now have a short mag which shoots fantastically well and also holds a full mag. Thanks again for all the great suggestions. | |||
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