My xp Hunter 116 in 300 Win Mag jams when feeding from the magazine more often than not. The cartridge jams in the chamber pointing down. It appears to be catching on the top part of the bolt face, causing the cartridge to skew downward in the space between the ramps and the chamber. I replaced the plastic stock with a Boyds laminate stock along with Savage bottom metal. I noticed the Mag was tilted downward compared to the plastic stock. Ok , no problem. A little inletting of the bottom metal and the mag depth measured the same as the original configuration. Still jams. I polished the bolt face to a mirror finish, no dice!?! Heck, I even cleaned the bore and chamber! I put the plastic stock back on and guess what? Still jams! I guess I never noticed because I usually top feed single rounds. I 'softened' the mag spring tension to see if the cartridges wouldn't snap up so forcefully, Meh?
What do you think? It's scuffing up my brass! I've tried different ammo, reloads to no avail?
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