Purchased a M-70 on e-bay last week. Put three in the mag, close the bolt on an empty chamber and it takes 2-3 to chamber a round.
What usually causes this and is it an easy fix in most cases. I think this is a factory rifle with a stock uprade "classic super express" on the barrel with a "super grade" floor plate added? the rifle is a lh model.
thanks for the help.

It takes two or three trys to chamber a round.

I didnt now you could sell guns on ebay

What caliber? Is the rifle a CRF?

Assumming the rounds are not high enough to be caught by the bolt, If you want to experiment I would bend out the lips of the magazine box allowing the rounds to raise up a little bit. Other than that I would be lost for suggestions.

Don't know why I said e-bay???? Gun Broker!!
Classic Super Express, 375 H&H. The primer end of the shell hangs and won't come up high enough.

make sure that the feed spring is in the right way, not backwards

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Originally posted by Snowwolfe:
Assumming the rounds are not high enough to be caught by the bolt, If you want to experiment I would bend out the lips of the magazine box allowing the rounds to raise up a little bit. Other than that I would be lost for suggestions.

By bending the feed lips out you are putting the rounds further down. You want to push the rounds closer together. DO this by bending ever so slightly inward.

If this rifle was not originally a 375 the rails at the rear will need to be modified. The rails tail in at the back which normally rests behind the mag box block on the standard "short magnum" chamberings. These tails need to be milled parallel to the rest of the rails to allow the back of the cartridge to sit higher in the box.

Chuck

Chuck, I think you hit the nail on the head. I believe this rifle was converted to 375 so I have returned the rifle for a refund.
Thanks for your help guys.

Big Mo,
You may want to read my post about what Brown Precision told me about making a medium length action into a longer one.