Aftermarket magazine for Remington 760 Gamemaster - The Firearms Forum

stormn_mormn · 11-22-2009, 10:47 PM

My Father-in-law inherited a 1952 Remington 760 Gamemaster (30-06) from his father recently. It was missing the magazine so he went to a gun show and picked one up from a dealer there (yes, it was the high capacity, 10 round clip). With the action closed, the magazine slides into the receiver just fine, but doesn't catch and I can pull it out without much effort. If I open the action, the clip will slide in and catch completely so that I cannot pull it out unless I press the magazine release. The problem is that when I then try to cycle the action closed, the bolt catches on the lip of the magazine and won't close completely unless I force it. I can see some marring on the magazine where it is catching--just wondering if grinding the magazine down is an option, and if so, are there any "gotchas" I need to be aware of when doing this?

Crpdeth · 11-22-2009, 11:11 PM

Storm

I wouldn't be afraid to take off a slight amount at a time while constantly reinserting the mag and checking the functionality of the firearm, but if it were me I'd most likely "polish" it down with a rotary tool/buffer or even by hand with sand paper just to be safe. There probably isn't that much of an obstruction.

I moved your thread here so that hopefully some of our Gurus could give you their advice.

Welcome to TFF.

Crpdeth

stormn_mormn · 11-22-2009, 11:47 PM

Crpdeth,
Thanks for the quick response; good advice.

11-22-2009, 10:47 PM	#1
stormn_mormn Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Aftermarket magazine for Remington 760 Gamemaster My Father-in-law inherited a 1952 Remington 760 Gamemaster (30-06) from his father recently. It was missing the magazine so he went to a gun show and picked one up from a dealer there (yes, it was the high capacity, 10 round clip). With the action closed, the magazine slides into the receiver just fine, but doesn't catch and I can pull it out without much effort. If I open the action, the clip will slide in and catch completely so that I cannot pull it out unless I press the magazine release. The problem is that when I then try to cycle the action closed, the bolt catches on the lip of the magazine and won't close completely unless I force it. I can see some marring on the magazine where it is catching--just wondering if grinding the magazine down is an option, and if so, are there any "gotchas" I need to be aware of when doing this? -->

11-22-2009, 11:11 PM	#2
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Aftermarket magazine for Remington 760 Gamemaster Storm I wouldn't be afraid to take off a slight amount at a time while constantly reinserting the mag and checking the functionality of the firearm, but if it were me I'd most likely "polish" it down with a rotary tool/buffer or even by hand with sand paper just to be safe. There probably isn't that much of an obstruction. I moved your thread here so that hopefully some of our Gurus could give you their advice. Welcome to TFF. Crpdeth __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

11-22-2009, 11:47 PM	#3
stormn_mormn Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Aftermarket magazine for Remington 760 Gamemaster Crpdeth, Thanks for the quick response; good advice.