Thread: Mauser feeding and floorplate

Originally Posted by csmiffy

see below, Blued follower is mine, silver one is from mates 3006 that was a 308. Mine is a bit springier
If you look closely you can see where the projectile is touching the side of the action, almost a little ridge there. At the least just a polish in order?
Damn computer. had a couple more but stopped again

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Polish only, emery paper etc. That ridge is actually essential as you push the cartridge forward it directs the round to a more central path towards the breech. As the mauser does not have coned breech its quite important. You could experiment with different followers as some have suggested - longer ones could help prevent the nose diving effect, along with spring tension, etc. I've successfully used Remington 700 and Schultz & Larsen followers in M98's but they were for much straighter walled magnums than your 270.