K - here's my dealio. I have never owned lever actions and don't know much about them. I got two pre 64 win 94's at the same time, in good internal condition with lots of cosmetic wear. Internally they were clean and very crisp.
Both guns *kindof* jam up at the loading gate when loading. I say kindof because both require cross pressure to keep the bullet pointing as much along the gun as possible while pushing it forwards into the mag. If too little cross pressure is provided, the bullets seem to hang up internally and wedge in. Then it takes a little fiddling and it pops out. Also the gate seems to hang up on the back of the round occasionally, almost like the primer is raised and catching, but regardless of if there's even a primer in the bullet.
My theories:
A) bullet is too long. The tip of the bullet is lodging against the far side of the mag tube. - Only have one kind of ammo, so can't eliminate this.
B) mag tube is over protruding or flared, or there's a burr. It could be catching on the case kneck/rim. - took one apart, cleaned it thoroughly, found nothing.
C) loading gate spring is too strong. - don't know, both seem about the same
D) your theory - ?
Since I don't know lever actions, I don't know if this is just something that must be accepted and learned.
IE - mosin nagants use rimmed single stacked ammo - the last round must be slightly ahead of the rest or it will snag. That's just the way it is, as a design flaw, and if you know how to deal with it it isn't a problem.
Both guns *kindof* jam up at the loading gate when loading. I say kindof because both require cross pressure to keep the bullet pointing as much along the gun as possible while pushing it forwards into the mag. If too little cross pressure is provided, the bullets seem to hang up internally and wedge in. Then it takes a little fiddling and it pops out. Also the gate seems to hang up on the back of the round occasionally, almost like the primer is raised and catching, but regardless of if there's even a primer in the bullet.
My theories:
A) bullet is too long. The tip of the bullet is lodging against the far side of the mag tube. - Only have one kind of ammo, so can't eliminate this.
B) mag tube is over protruding or flared, or there's a burr. It could be catching on the case kneck/rim. - took one apart, cleaned it thoroughly, found nothing.
C) loading gate spring is too strong. - don't know, both seem about the same
D) your theory - ?
Since I don't know lever actions, I don't know if this is just something that must be accepted and learned.
IE - mosin nagants use rimmed single stacked ammo - the last round must be slightly ahead of the rest or it will snag. That's just the way it is, as a design flaw, and if you know how to deal with it it isn't a problem.
