Savage 55156 Magazine

[Cinghiale]

Hi,

I just got a 110 Hunter model which uses the 55156 magazine. I'm having a lot of trouble getting the last round to feed, and the next to last will occasionally misfeed; rounds 1 and 2 never seem to be a problem.

I searched the forum and ended up doing a very small "pinch" to the back wings and this helped a little bit, but it's still "iffy".

Are these mags inherently wonky? I mean it could be me or the ammo, but if anyone has any experience with these mags, I'd be happy to hear about it.

Thanks,

Paolo

[Robinhood]

Does it strip the round out of the magazine but not align with the chamber, or is it not stripping the round out of the magazine.

[Cinghiale]

First two rounds feed reliably.

The third round will typically tip up and bind as it enters the chamfer at the chamber. When it does this, it often catches the last round and drags it along, causing a "traffic jam".

The last round usually takes a second short push to finish the chambering.

If I’m lazy on drawing the bolt, it will sometimes fail to strip the last round as well.

I'm thinking that it’s lip spacing issue, but not which way to adjust it and how far along the axis.

Sent an email to Savage: no reply

[Robinhood]

Try to open both the front and the rear lips. A little at a time.

[Cinghiale]

I'll try that. Thanks.

[Bill2905]

First two rounds feed reliably.

The third round will typically tip up and bind as it enters the chamfer at the chamber. When it does this, it often catches the last round and drags it along, causing a "traffic jam".

The last round usually takes a second short push to finish the chambering.

If I’m lazy on drawing the bolt, it will sometimes fail to strip the last round as well.

I'm thinking that it’s lip spacing issue, but not which way to adjust it and how far along the axis.

Sent an email to Savage: no reply

If you can get ahold of someone at Savage customer service, report your issue and they will most likely offer to send you a new magazine. I don't know if that will solve your particular issue but, it's easy enough for you to try. I had a different type of feeding issue on a new 10T and right off the bat, they wanted to send a new mag without any questions. In my case, it solved the problem.

[Cinghiale]

I decided to wait and eventually straightened out my service request with Savage (my fault, not theirs).

They sent me a new magazine which has issues with different rounds (sequence) in the magazine.

Old magazine.



New magazine.

[Orezona]

Are those dummy rounds you bought somewhere? I keep trying to pause the video and see a weird colored orange tip. If yes, take that rifle to a safe place and cycle real factory ammo through it. Those dummy rounds are not right (In My Experience). They will do all kinds of weird stuff while cycling the rifle.