Can anyone offer some pointers on what might be causing occasional jamming of cartridges on the feeder ramp of a .303 British, bolt action? After pulling back on the bolt, the cartridge remains part way, diagonal, rather than feeding in.
.303 British bolt action cartridge jam on feeder ramp
- Thread starter Kanshot
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- Location
- Western Manitoba
Most of what I've seen on "malfunctioning" Lee Enfield No. 4 - if that is what you have - is the little feed lips on the magazine have been bent over from where they should be. Especially the front lips need to be tweaked to match the ammo that you use - pointy tip or round nose - they feed slightly differently.
Usually caused by people using the magazine as if it was a modern detachable mag - not what they were designed as - that magazine stayed in the rifle and soldier re-filled with stripper clips (chargers) - maybe in modern words is best to be thought of as a "fixed magazine" that is easy to remove, not a "detachable" magazine.
After I cleaned up a No. 1 Lee Enfield and did some bending to the front feed lips of the magazine - I loaded up the magazine with dummy rounds - first time that I closed the bolt - I had to open to confirm that a round actually got chambered - I think is how smooth and slick they work, when the feed lips get set properly. Is not much doubt in my mind that the owner uses it as a detachable magazine and promptly re-bent those feed lips out of shape when he next "slammed in" that magazine.
Usually caused by people using the magazine as if it was a modern detachable mag - not what they were designed as - that magazine stayed in the rifle and soldier re-filled with stripper clips (chargers) - maybe in modern words is best to be thought of as a "fixed magazine" that is easy to remove, not a "detachable" magazine.
After I cleaned up a No. 1 Lee Enfield and did some bending to the front feed lips of the magazine - I loaded up the magazine with dummy rounds - first time that I closed the bolt - I had to open to confirm that a round actually got chambered - I think is how smooth and slick they work, when the feed lips get set properly. Is not much doubt in my mind that the owner uses it as a detachable magazine and promptly re-bent those feed lips out of shape when he next "slammed in" that magazine.
- Location
- Quebec city
Yes. Try to slightly adjust the front lips of magasine specially if you use round nose bullet. Had the exact same issue.
