Mauser M24/47 feed issue
Mauser M24/47 feed issue
Went to the range last weekend and found that the round nose bullets (Winchester) would not feed. The nose would catch as the shell came up out of the magazine and actually gouge the lead bullet. Any ideas?
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
Try some military surplus 8mm, or reload to military spec. Sounds like the bullet is just too long for this weapon.
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
Just checked and the problem bullets are actually shorter than the military surplus I have (which feed fine). Obviously I'm not using the "bad" ones anymore but wondered why there was a problem in the first place.
Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
If the bullet is too short to reach the feed ramp then the head will dive and catch. Military rifles were made and designed for a certain bullet type or weight and were used with the specific ammo. This is why there are updated rifles (mostly). Ammo was changed so sights needed changed to calibrate to the new ammo or you would have a bunch o bad shooting soldiers. The only other thing it could a been is a weak mag spring. If it is working fine with spritzer bullets then I would leave it alone and use that ammo. 
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
+20desdem12 wrote:If the bullet is too short to reach the feed ramp then the head will dive and catch. Military rifles were made and designed for a certain bullet type or weight and were used with the specific ammo. This is why there are updated rifles (mostly). Ammo was changed so sights needed changed to calibrate to the new ammo or you would have a bunch o bad shooting soldiers. The only other thing it could a been is a weak mag spring. If it is working fine with spritzer bullets then I would leave it alone and use that ammo.
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
+ another 20.
spritzer bullets
would those be white wine spritzer bullets?
spritzer bullets
would those be white wine spritzer bullets?
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invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
I prefer beer but if you have to spritz it must be white 
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Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
Thanks for the info, makes sense. As for the white wine spitzers - not a big fan myself. Thanks again.
Re: Mauser M24/47 feed issue
My Type 38 Carbine does the exact same thing with round nose soft points, but it feeds spitzer rounds just fine.
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