I have a Century hackjob Mas 49/56 in .308. It has problem with extraction, however I have discovered the solution to that (it's an issue with the gas system) and am working getting it fixed. Unfortunately, it also has problems feeding.
The magazines I have are both marked .308, however I see no difference between these magazines and 7.5 magazines except for slight grinding on the lips of the magazine near the front of the magazine. The following picture shows the front of the magazine. This is not my actual 49/56.
The biggest problem is that the last round in the magazine will simply NOT go into the chamber. It gets jammed 99% of the time, and usually pushes the bullet far enough into the cartridge to make it unsafe. What I have done to remedy this is place a little plastic tab near the front of the magazine follower so that it acts like a ramp.
This works fairly well (though it's not very secure) and the last round usually goes into the chamber. However, I believe that my solution may have caused incorrect distribution of pressure since the follower now pushes against the last round at a slight angle. Feeding is now a 50/50 game. Pile this on top of the extraction issues and you'll begin to see what type of respect I have for Century...
Anyway, is there anything I can do short of sending in the rifle to be converted to accept FAL magazines that will fix this? Given all the information I have provided, am I correct in my analysis of the problem?
Thanks for your time.
The magazines I have are both marked .308, however I see no difference between these magazines and 7.5 magazines except for slight grinding on the lips of the magazine near the front of the magazine. The following picture shows the front of the magazine. This is not my actual 49/56.
The biggest problem is that the last round in the magazine will simply NOT go into the chamber. It gets jammed 99% of the time, and usually pushes the bullet far enough into the cartridge to make it unsafe. What I have done to remedy this is place a little plastic tab near the front of the magazine follower so that it acts like a ramp.
This works fairly well (though it's not very secure) and the last round usually goes into the chamber. However, I believe that my solution may have caused incorrect distribution of pressure since the follower now pushes against the last round at a slight angle. Feeding is now a 50/50 game. Pile this on top of the extraction issues and you'll begin to see what type of respect I have for Century...
Anyway, is there anything I can do short of sending in the rifle to be converted to accept FAL magazines that will fix this? Given all the information I have provided, am I correct in my analysis of the problem?
Thanks for your time.