I have a pair of Savage short actions. The first is in 223. It is a factory gun. The second is a 243 rebarreled to 260.

On the 223, the tip of the bullet hits the barrel just below the chamber opening. For it, I could go with a single shot follower, but I would prefer to be able to feed from the mag.

On the 260, when the bolt is going forward, the round pops up and almost ejects rim first through the ejection port. This rifle really needs to feed correctly from the mag.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am hoping to soon build up another Savage in 308. I love being able to do the work myself and have exactly what I want at the end.