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feeding from 03 mk 1 springfield. Re-bore by Jes,-fine job! Having cycle probs. What can be done ? Round stops solid at entrance of chamber if being fed from internal mag. Rifle is stock other than rebore.

IS THERR ALREADY A SHEEL ON THE CHAMBIR?

Post a picture of the failure to feed or give a more detailed description.

And what is your COAL? With which bullet?

So was it a 30-06 to begin with? Actually if you have to ask a question about this then you need to have a real gunsmith look into it.

shoots and loads fine in single mode. chamber clear- I'm using ppu ammo- the round nose hits high to right of chamber when fed from mag. Maybe spring issue, don't know. Might work on it but will probably have a g.s. take a look. Don't want an issue like that when a nother shot is needed. Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Yes your mag spring and or configuration needs adjusting.

Are you shooting a 286?

Is it a spitzer or RN?

Could be feed rails need a bit of polishing/adjusting. I know this is sometimes an issue with some 98 Mauser actions when going to a x62.

+1 and +1. I just stuffed a 35 Whelen cartridge (barnes 225 tsx, shot in Mauser 98, coal 3.383) in my 03' MKI (30.06) to see what goes on in the mag. Yep, got hung up on/below the feed ramp. Never had issues with rails, but check mag. spring and follower. I'd work on your COAL first.

Sound advice.

I've had a bunch of PPU brass that had insufficient metal cut from the extractor groove...borrow some name brand American ammo and try it.

I reread this; when I ran the 35 Whl. cartridge it slid to the left and entered the chamber with no problems. Your mag follower may be bad order, wrong one, in backwards?

what is a springfield 03 Mk 1? is it a P-17?

I thought the M1903 Springfield Mk I was just a 1903 cut for a Pedersen device.

That's what mine is.

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Its the ultralight model!


Saw a guy at a gun show once that claimed he had a demo model of the Pedersen device. Had no idea if it was the real deal but looked cool. Would be fun shooting full auto out of bolt gun.

Maybe ask in the gunsmithing forum instead of here? Good luck, RZ.

I have several Mausers converted to 9.3 x 62.

Know that the cartridge base ahead of the extractor groove is slightly fatter than any 30-06 based cartridge. (Same with 6.5 Swede)
That angles the round slightly different in the follower. Also, Mausers will only take 4 rounds in the mag instead of 5 unless the mag is widened.

As others have mentioned, feed ramp might need work OR the follower/spring might need replacement or modification. Sharp nosed spitzers are more finicky that RN.Long OAL and spitzers often require feed ramp work.

Remember, There is a 286 grain bullet up front instead of 150/180 grain. That requires the spring to do more work. 100 year old spring might be fatigued.

Best of luck. It’s a great round.

so far have changed spring/follower to (R), follower was a bit shorter and spring would not fit in recess. Went back to (S) follower. Spring fits into recess in base plate and follower but still no good. Also- the round doesn't seem to come up completely under the extractor. I'm thinking a needed trip to the gunsmith!

Check your extractor tension, sounds like it may be too tight, or possibly the mag spring is too weak?