416 calibre choice? ***now a feeding issue post 20***

Just an update....talked with Snapshot yesterday, they feel it may be a mag box issue so they are going to try that first.
Parts from Ruger will take appx 4 weeks to get to them...this may or may not be the problem.

Good luck with them. I find it amazing that Rugers warranty repair centre doesn’t have a magazine box in inventory.
 
Well here we are another month later and snapshots is still waiting for the new mag box to see if that's the cause of the feeding issue.
 
Good luck with them. I find it amazing that Rugers warranty repair centre doesn’t have a magazine box in inventory.

That is amazing. They can't keep an $80 mag box in inventory?

Methinks it is time to consider a different make of rifle. For some reason they just get past QC and into the shipping carton. Surely someone should be checking feeding before they leave the factory. Guess not.

A guy I know well up here received a Model 77 in 350 Rem Mag that did the exact same thing with factory ammo. Every round feeding from the right side jammed hard.

Ted
 
Update...it's been 3 months and Snapshots is still waiting on the mag box.
Starting to get impatient with this whole ordeal!
 
I hope they get it sorted out for you quickly. I bought my Ruger Alaskan in .416 slightly used and had the dealer check to make sure it fed properly before they shipped it to me. I had read about some having issues but mine is absolutely flawless, feeding and ejection are super smooth. It's one of my favorite rifles and I'm sure you'll really like yours once the issue is fixed.
 
Bought a CZ 550 Magnum in 416 Rigby in the early 90's. Never had an issue. Still have it and it feeds great with all bullet styles. Food for thought maybe!
 
It's a shame that it is taking a while to resolve the issue.

With a DGR rifle my most important quality would be reliability at any temperature and field conditions that I might need the rifle. Mine feeds very reliably with very minimal effort so that it gives me confidence when I carry it. I hope that Snapshot comes through for you.
 
Will holy crap my rifle came back in the mail today...fed about 20 rounds into it without issue. ☺

Will try to get out fire off some rounds this weekend...moose season is coming up!
 
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