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Thread: Lips of MLE / Long Tom magazine for use with magazine cut-off - picture needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gundoc View Post
    The magazine lips are correct because they were designed for the 215 grain round-nosed Mk VI bullet, not the 174 grain pointed Mk VII bullet which is considerably narrower at the front. You will find that commercial heavy round-nosed ammo will feed better.
    Cheers for the good news.
    Last edited by Cordite; 16-12-2018 at 08:14 PM.
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