I have a 12BVSS in .223. I hand load 68 grain Hornady BTHP to magazine length. The cartridges will not feed from the left side of the magazine, they am up in the action. The cartridge feeds straight out from the magazine and the bullet hits beside the chamber opening. Pretty annoying. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions.
Feeding issue w/Savage
- Thread starter Curt
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Mystic Precision
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Feed lips on the mag are not bent properly. Try turning the front 'in' a bit. If that doesn't work, go the other way.
If all else fails, contact Savage and they will likely send you another mag box.
Jerry
If all else fails, contact Savage and they will likely send you another mag box.
Jerry
Or your bullet is too long - for the rifle - to load properly. My savage .223 loads factory stuff very well, but use hand rolled properly measured for the lands and it sticks on the loading against the chamber edge.
I will either load short bullets or stick with just shooting one round at a time.
LH
I will either load short bullets or stick with just shooting one round at a time.
LH
I have a similar problem with my 10FP. Is there somthing I can do or somewhere I can send the gun to have a proper OAL bullet (slightly of the lands) chamber in this gun?
I was thinking of getting a Shillen barrel but I don't want to spen the $$$ and have to still use a bullet thats way out of spec.
I was thinking of getting a Shillen barrel but I don't want to spen the $$$ and have to still use a bullet thats way out of spec.
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
Bone, first set your OAL to function properly from the mag. It must be a bit shorter then the internal dimension so the cartridge has room to move.
Then you tune your load to suit that OAL. As long as the ammo is made true, there is little reason to have the bullet on or jammed into the lands for best accuracy. This applies to most VLD's as well.
I find that having it 10thou or more OFF the lands works just fine and ensures extraction doesn't cause any issues. This is really important for a hunting rifle.
The one thing you should check is to ensure the bullet fully engraves into the lands BEFORE it leaves the case neck. If it engraves, you can tune that load for very good accuracy. If there is a jump, no matter how small, the barrel will be MOA at the best.
Of the many Shilens sold, there have been no issues with the chambers that are cut and the reports of accuracy have been excellent.
Jerry
Then you tune your load to suit that OAL. As long as the ammo is made true, there is little reason to have the bullet on or jammed into the lands for best accuracy. This applies to most VLD's as well.
I find that having it 10thou or more OFF the lands works just fine and ensures extraction doesn't cause any issues. This is really important for a hunting rifle.
The one thing you should check is to ensure the bullet fully engraves into the lands BEFORE it leaves the case neck. If it engraves, you can tune that load for very good accuracy. If there is a jump, no matter how small, the barrel will be MOA at the best.
Of the many Shilens sold, there have been no issues with the chambers that are cut and the reports of accuracy have been excellent.
Jerry
The 223 is a small round and therefore the barrel has a small chamber. This small diameter hole is what the round must feed into. Feeding into such a small hole is much more difficult than a 308 sized case and the mag box lips need to be perfect. Round nose bullets or bullets with poly tips help but tweak the feed lip as Jerry suggested.
