Hey folks,

I have a Turkish M38 chambered for 6.5 Sweed. It's a shooter; .274" bug holes using 120 NBT and Varget. I would love to hunt with this gun, thing is if I load the magazine up with four rounds, the round is not picked up by the bolt head. Hence the round is pushed into battery and the bolt will not close. There is no problem if I single feed the round, even from the magazine.

I don't know if it's the bolt head or magazine spring. Some have recommended opening up the bolt face and turn it into a push feed. Others have warned that if they mess up the bolt there is not fixing that and it becomes a show piece.

I'm looking for options? Is there anyone else experiencing this issue? How did you fix it? Is there a smith(s) you'd recommend that specializes in Mauser rifles.

Thanks in advance

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