Savage Model 64 ... feeding problem

[fartsinpublic]

I load the magazine, I chamber 1 and shoot, the next one will not feed and will keep the bolt wedged open. The bullet will be bent upwards above the barrel hole. I eject that and rack another one. After that, they all cycle fine.

So just your second round is hanging up? Have you tried only loading just one in the magazine (should be fine), then just two in the magazine, then three, etc. to narrow down if it is a question of a full-mag's-worth of ammo pushing up on the second round?

A short test might identify if a full-ish mag is causing the misfeeding, but I don't know why it would only manifest itself on #2...unless "8 more below it" is a problem. (But then I don't know why #1 chambers ok, with 9 below it. Hmmmmm.)

I'm not mad at the gun, just got to figure out the problem and fix it. With your help, I hope to do just that! Thanks in advance!

Good luck.