AmEngRifles
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Thought I would post a picture of an issue I have had when I first received my Century/Wiselite Sterling.
It was stated in another posting that my rifle was not feeding some bullets well. I was experiencing jams in which it appeared bullets were diving into the sharp edge of the breech face/chamber entrance extractor relief cut.
I discovered after working with several magazines, that NOS mags were working just fine. Older, used mags seemed to be the ones giving issues.
I finally noticed the difference in feed lip geometry between like new mags and a few of my used mags. So I decided to try tapping an errant feed lip back into a position that I thought looked reasonable.
TURNS OUT THAT DID THE TRICK! For my rifle, in order for bullets not to impale themselves against that sharp transition edge from breech face into chamber produced by the extractor relief area, my magazine feed lips need to be parallel to each other.
I have included a photo to illustrate just what I am talking about. If you are experiencing any feeding issues, then I would highly recommend trying to bring the feed lips into a parallel position. I simply used a nylon hammer and tapped until the one feed lip came into proper position. Those two mags now feed 100%, regardless of bullet type.
It was stated in another posting that my rifle was not feeding some bullets well. I was experiencing jams in which it appeared bullets were diving into the sharp edge of the breech face/chamber entrance extractor relief cut.
I discovered after working with several magazines, that NOS mags were working just fine. Older, used mags seemed to be the ones giving issues.
I finally noticed the difference in feed lip geometry between like new mags and a few of my used mags. So I decided to try tapping an errant feed lip back into a position that I thought looked reasonable.
TURNS OUT THAT DID THE TRICK! For my rifle, in order for bullets not to impale themselves against that sharp transition edge from breech face into chamber produced by the extractor relief area, my magazine feed lips need to be parallel to each other.
I have included a photo to illustrate just what I am talking about. If you are experiencing any feeding issues, then I would highly recommend trying to bring the feed lips into a parallel position. I simply used a nylon hammer and tapped until the one feed lip came into proper position. Those two mags now feed 100%, regardless of bullet type.
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