cetme .308 sporter feeding issues

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brian923

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hey guys, i have a small, well, big problem with feeding issues with my cetme. long story short... i got a cetme sporter .308 from a local gunfair a couple years ago. while i was shooting it, i put a box of .308 win through it, (i read later this was a bad idea.) the case seperated. not having the appopriot tools to clear the seperated case, i took it to a local gunsmith. he removed the seperated case, and said he "polished the chamber for me" being an ignorant kid, i didnt take the rifle right out to shoot it. i waited a while. the rifle will shoot twice, and jam on the case of the third cartridge. like its riding on top of the case, which scores it real deep. (about mid case to the sholder of the neck. (ill try to find a pic of the case.) if i clear the third round, that was jammed, and let go the charging handle to load another round, it will do so. it will shoot that round and the next, but never the third. does this make any sense to anyone?

i have since talked to the gunsmith, and he says he "must have lost the rifle info, he had never worked on my gun" smooth hah.... so basicaly im SOL. this makes me so mad! anyways, i have no clue what to try to see if i can fix it myself, before paying someone else. i have some knowledge (now) about firearms, but its all bolt guns, but i can measure and do some work myself. i will not hesitate to have some help as i am not to familiar with the cetme/G3 rifle. any help is really appreciated. thak guys, brian.
 
First off, the CETME has a fluted chamber so there is no 'polishing' possible. You might want to consider that, the next time you think about having this 'gunsmith' do any work for you....

It sounds like you're describing a 'bolt-over-base' feed jam, in which the bolt rides over (misses) the base of the top round in the magazine - is this correct?

If so, it's almost always a magazine issue. Usually, this is caused by the magazine springs or follower or feed lips being malformed, old, tired, sacked out, or crapola. Alternately, it can be caused by the mag itself is not seating properly in the magwell. The fact that it occurs on the third round tells me that the magazine is seated properly but likely has a deformed feed lip on one side.

The good news is that magazines for the CETME rifles are dirt cheap, especially if you buy the surplus G3 mags.

http://www.copesdistributing.net/product_info.php?cPath=32_41&products_id=863

http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=6717&dir=625|629

https://www.mainemilitary.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=171&idproduct=2170
 
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