Bolt gun feed issues

Your problem is the spring. Too much upward pressure and tilting the wrong way will result in the round not seating against the action feed lips ...

WKR ... I'm assuming this is a BDL setup? You most likely just need to tweak the follower spring and the feed lips on the internal mag. Had a ...

It's entirely possible that the spring and follower, in this rifle, are reversed in the magazine, with the follower now lower in the front. It's ...

Comments Section ... Take it apart and inspect the internal magazine walls. There should be one side with a cut out that allows feeding, but it ...

The rifle is a bolt action 223. ... Once fully assembled and torqued to spec, the bolt face is not setting down in between the magazine feed lips ...

You might also check to be sure the follower is not rubbing on the sides of the magazine box; it should be free to move all the way up and down.

If it's the bolt you will usually see a lead/lube build up on the breech face and the area around the bottom of the bolt where the "square" edge ...

The mag spring probably needs reshaping, so the follower comes up correctly. I've seen this in lots of guns, including detachable box mag guns.

Instead, pull the bolt back and pluck or tip the cartridge out. Repeat until the magazine is empty. The rifle can't fire if the bolt isn't ...

308 in stainless was built using new components. Bartlein barrel, PTG bolt and bottom metal, rem spring, box and follower for a BDL build in a ...

Probably the follower spring is a little weak. That's why the last round is the problem: The spring is stretched to its limits, so isn't holding ...

Seems as bolt pushes the round forward the back of the mag will release the round prior to the feed ramp alignment. Causing the tip of the round ...

What determines whether a bolt action rifle feeds ammunition well? Is it the ammunition? Is it the magazine? Or is it the action itself?

yes and no. Not pulling the bolt back far enough will be an issue to feed. Inspecting the rifle before a major hunt extractor wise would be ...

I had the same issue on a mesa. Mine was the metal mag box which surrounds the spring and plastic feed ramp. Take your barreled action off and ...

It's difficult to load but that will just take some getting used to. The problem is when the bolt slides forward to strip off the last cartridge ...

Gas guns are funny beasts. what will pass in a bolt action, will hang up in a gas gun. Crimping too much will definitely swell the shoulder of ...

I've put about 200 rounds through it between yesterday and today, had two issues. One was, about every 5 to 10 rounds it wouldn't feed, switched ...

As most experienced shooters will tell you, the most common weakness in bolt action rifles is poorly fitting box magazines that cause failures ...

I've had to adjust everyone that I have to get reliable feeding in all of my centerfeed Savages. Also,If you hand load,and try to seat the ...