I recently picked up an Israeli / German Mauser from another board member and when trying it out last week I discovered that the rifle will not feed reliably at all. The problem seems to be that the shoulder of the 308 rounds are too wide and when they stack in the magazine the rear of the cartridges sit too low and will not load, regardless of the position in the magazine. Also, I can only fit 4 rounds in the magazine.
Is this a common issue with Israeli conversions? What is the best solution, maybe a new follower and magazine spring? I'm hoping for a simple fix otherwise I may just flip the rifle to someone looking for a project as I don't have the time these days and it needs a few parts to make it complete anyway.
Is this a common issue with Israeli conversions? What is the best solution, maybe a new follower and magazine spring? I'm hoping for a simple fix otherwise I may just flip the rifle to someone looking for a project as I don't have the time these days and it needs a few parts to make it complete anyway.