Definitely...pointy bullets work better. A little work on the feed ramp, follower and spring always helps. Much of the problem is caused by the lead dragging on the ramp. Bullets with smaller amounts of exposed lead seem to slide better and getting those heavy bullets to stick their noses in the air helps also. I had more trouble getting the round to hold at the right in the mag than any thing else in my SMLE conversion. I finally made a new follower to get it right.
