m48 will not feed what 98k did
I had posted this on the end of an m48/98k post 'what's the difference', and thought I would get a little feedback. I didn't so I'm running it up alone....thanks.
I had a German 98 bring back (from my dad) that now belongs to someone I do not know (as per my I.D.). I picked up 3 of the M48s over the last year. (I have two sons, so I must have two of everything possible....my wifes buys off on that, so I'm sticking with it)
I shot the 98 a lot when I was young. Bought 5 boxes of Rem soft points over several months, then a Lee loader. (Hammered the Lee week nights to shoot on Saturday after chores).
Now my question/problem... Only one of the M48's will usually feed the soft points. For the other two, the 'soft point' catches on the rear of the chamber and jams. I load FMJ spire points (with a 'real' reload set-up) , and that helps feed, but doesn't provide me with the load/bullet combination I would like to have.
Has anyone else had this problem , and is there a remedy ?
Time is Money ??
What a crock !!
Time is much more
valuable than money.
I had a German 98 bring back (from my dad) that now belongs to someone I do not know (as per my I.D.). I picked up 3 of the M48s over the last year. (I have two sons, so I must have two of everything possible....my wifes buys off on that, so I'm sticking with it)
I shot the 98 a lot when I was young. Bought 5 boxes of Rem soft points over several months, then a Lee loader. (Hammered the Lee week nights to shoot on Saturday after chores).
Now my question/problem... Only one of the M48's will usually feed the soft points. For the other two, the 'soft point' catches on the rear of the chamber and jams. I load FMJ spire points (with a 'real' reload set-up) , and that helps feed, but doesn't provide me with the load/bullet combination I would like to have.
Has anyone else had this problem , and is there a remedy ?
Time is Money ??
What a crock !!
Time is much more
valuable than money.
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I've had this same problem with a Swede Mauser long rifle. There (2) things you can try to solve your feeding problem.
1), Try using a projectile with minuimum amount of lead showing at the tip or one with a plastic nose. ( Remington 140 grain sp's work in the Swede ).
2), By trail and error with the present projectiles your using, try varying the overall length. With luck you MIGHT hit a sweet spot where they will feed OK.
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The other option is to modify the rails so that the point of the cartridge points up more. I had that trouble in a 1916 spanish 308. A little file work and the problem cleared up. The only problem with this method is it is rather permanent, you take off too much material and you have a single shot rifle That is difficult to load.
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I too have a couple of M-48's (A & BO). To me the big thing was watching the seating depth because that action is about 1/4" shorter than a 98.
I only ran Turkish ammo through it and a couple boxes of Greek Olympic ammunition through it. Both are FMJ with fine points.
Right now I'm loading 200 gr. Speers but I seat them in a little, about 1/16th of an inch inside the magazine box.
The Turkish Ammo barely fit in the box and the Olympic stuff was seated very deep. hope that helps and good luck.
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