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[gundoktr]

Once again this one has come home to haunt me, first it was ammo and now this. The client claimed he could load rounds into the mag box from the top,Like any normal bolt rifle. When it was in the shop I could not get the rounds to fit over the mag box lips to load. I opened up the floorplate and loaded three into the mag box and then closed the floorplate and they would feed as normal (I used dummy rounds). He insists he always loaded from the top and never from the bottom..

It does seem kinda funny to load from the bottom so I had to believe him but still doubted him

DOes anyone have a Mark five in this caliber that can lead me to an owner's manual for correct loading instructions?


Jim Kobe
10841 Oxborough Ave So
Bloomington MN 55437
952.884.6031
Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild

 

[Supersubes]

You have a picture of the magazine? Is it a factory internal box. If factory box, it should top load.