T97 feed ramps

[rockready69]

I just bought a t97 off the EE still waiting for it to arrive and was doing some reading on the rifle people say they have feeding issues and you might have to polish the feed Ramps has any one heard of this thanks

 

[Duke878]

Have a scroll thru the T97 Sticky. There's a few posts on that issue. I think I'll be doing mine when I have a chance. It can't hurt...

 

[onetwentyish]

Might have to actually file and polish in some feed paths. Mine loved to hammer the projectiles back into the case so far the powder can fall out around it. I don't want to know what would happen if one of those made it into the chamber and I pulled the trigger.

 

[j_case123]

mine was having feed issues until i filed out the feed ramp creating a dip in it to kind of steer the ammo into the chamber. it feeds very reliably now. some people dont seem to have any problems at all tho, test your rifle out first before filing it

 

[Travis Bickle]

Yes, they are designed to load FMJ.
Any kind of open tip or soft point projectiles on my old one would smash back into the case as far as it would go!
You can round the very bottom of the ramp slightly with a small flat file. Don't change the angle of the ramp too drastically or you may find them feeding up too sharply and stovepiping up into the top of the chamber. After I did this it worked fine with any ammunition.

Best bet would be to file a little, test it, file a little more, test it etc until you have taken off just enough to make it work.
You can't put metal back on....

 

[ShawnC6]

I haven't had any issues, some people do.

Id test it out before doing anything.

 

[Scootb]

No issues with mine,and Ive put well over 1,000 rounds through it now.

 

[TheCyaba]

i can say i have 2 T97s and the first one i had iv got about 3000 rounds through it and i havent cleaned or polished anything since day 1 no issues yet (well except being picky on mags)

 

[vdog]

I am using Lar mag, never have issue.

 

[Xxxjayalexanderxxx]

Mine only does it when I use PCV mags. Never had any issues with my pistol mags

 

[TonyMo]

Mine did(pushing the round back into the shell). Seemed to be more caused by the mag that came with it. But, after a couple hundred rounds it seems to have worked itself in and now no problems.

 

[daniel_250r]

Mine wore itself in nicely too no mods needed and havent had a ftf in over 500 rds

 

[TG929]

Might have to actually file and polish in some feed paths. Mine loved to hammer the projectiles back into the case so far the powder can fall out around it. I don't want to know what would happen if one of those made it into the chamber and I pulled the trigger.

Mine had that issue too. I was using Norinco 5.56 (brass) with KCI ar mag. However, when I was using Pmags(gen2&3), t97 factory mags, and LAR-15 mags, it did not happen (yet).
BTW my VZ58 (223) had same issue last year. I wonder if all of striker-fired guns have this issue (that include QBZ-95/T97 family, VZ58 family and VSS Vintorez)

 

[readersx]

I used to have lots of feeding issues, i just oiled it up a bit more than usual and they went away for a couple months. Didn't have to do any filing. I guess every gun is different though.

 

[stevepardy89]

No issues with my rifle. Though it dents the casings during ejection.

 

[Duke878]

I filed the feed ramp and am having more issues. any helpers?

 

[D-Leach]

I filed the feed ramp and am having more issues. any helpers?

I'll buy it cheap

 

[Knyte]

No feed issues from mine either. I did file the magazine well a bit to allow for proper fitting of LAR-15 and polymer mags though...

 

[y2k]

I hope the T97 Generation 2 will have this remidied

 

[-raqh-]

Mine is running great with all kind of mags but I only shot Barnaul fmj yet. But yeah, there's detailed pics of what to do in the 97 dedicated thread if you need to Grind/polish it.