FR-8 Mauser feeding problems

[Bopleo]

Well I shot my new FR-8 for the first time today, put 20 rounds through it and all was well except for a few problems with proper feeding from the magazine. A few times the round slipped off the bottom of the bolt and pushed back into the magazine, I had to pull that round out and load the next one. Also the bolt didn't catch the round a few times and the bolt just slid closed over the round without "grabbing" one and loading it into the chamber.

Anyone else have these problems? Any fixes you can think of?

 

[Ohen Cepel]

Pop the mag open and clean it good (if it's dirty), check for burrs or any obstructions in the mag, also check the tension of the mag spring. The spring might not be pushing up hard enough, if that's the case then try to reshape it some or maybe see if you can find a new one.

Not sure that's the issue but it's worth a look.

 

[jlmurphy]

The problem is that the rear of the cartridge is not being pushed high enough by the follower. Mausers use a leaf spring that may have lost some of it's tension, try stretching it out. Also make sure the magazine well is smooth and free of burrs, the same goes for the follower. The FR8 is a reconfigured Model 1943, which was chambered in 8mm Mauser, the .308 Win. is shorter, it is possible that the follower is pushing more toward the front of the shorter case, making the rear drop.

 

[Bwana John]

I think it might be the 7.62 conversion.

I had one that would do what you describe if I didnt really pay attention when loading the mag one cartridge at a time.

It never did happened if I loaded the rifle with stripper clips.