Savage A17 Butler 25 Rd Mag Issue

[douginont]

This morning I got to try my 25 rd mag on a ground hog. I chambered the 1st rd no problem. Nailed the intended target but it failed to pick up the second rd for the mercy shot.
Fired a text to my buddy who has an A17 also and he has the same issue.
Freak of nature or is this a common problem?

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Mine works perfectly, although its not easy to lock the magazine into the rifle. It seems like its a very precise fit on mine and you have to push it up hard to get it to lock in place. Once that is done, it functions fairly well, but not 100%. I get the odd jam, but not enough to really bother me. I shoot Hornady 17 gr Vmax and the A17 ammo. I would give a slight edge to the A17 ammo for both cycling properly and accuracy.

 

[formerfarmer]

If you are not holding or locking the bolt open when you insert any mag into an A 17 you will have this problem pretty much all the time.

 

[FarmerDanz]

I found the federal poly tip stuff ran like crap. Hornady ran much better. Looking for some a17 cci ammo to try. Also got some 20gr cci to try.

But ya the federal stuff would not chamber consistently.

 

[S1de8urnz]

I load mine to 24 rounds. It always does this if i load it to 25