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Offline coop2564

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Savage mod 93R17 magazine?
« on: June 22, 2010, 11:55:00 AM »
My magazine has started to let all the bullets suddenly fly out of it when I try to snap it in and its started jamming I believe due to same problem. It didn't do this until recently I have about 200 or so rounds thru it. Visually I do not see anything wrong with it. Anyone else have this problem did new clip fix? Thanks
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Re: Savage mod 93R17 magazine?
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2010, 02:32:17 PM »
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

I have 93BF17 and i have the exact same problem.  I was looking for an after market mag but to no avail.  Damn aggravating...load five in the mag, slide it into the gun bolt open and "FLING" out they all come.  I usually press the feed lips against the shooting bench to re align them.

Please let us know if anyone has a solution.
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Re: Savage mod 93R17 magazine?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2010, 06:06:26 AM »
I found the problem with my clip  ;), where the curved part of the clip is below were shells are inserted there are two small protrusions (ears) one on each side, there are two at top also one on each side the ones at top were solidly flared out and holding the top in place but the two at bottom were not  :-[, under spring pressure when shells were in it the retaining ears were allowing the curved part that holds the shells in the clip to slide open slightly allowing the bullets to jump out! I took pliers squeezed it tightly closed put one protrusion (ear) against my vise and used a ball ping hammer and firmly tapped the protrusion a couple of times to flare out the protrusion like the top ones were, then turned it over and did same to other side. Now there is no movement at all, I loaded it up and I could get as rough with it as I wanted and the shells stayed in clip, were as before unless I babied it they would fly out at me. I cycled the gun with a full clip about 5 times with shells and also had no more jams. Hope this might help someone else.  ;D
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Re: Savage mod 93R17 magazine?
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2010, 04:27:04 PM »
Thanks Coop!  I'll have a look see at mine as well.
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