I bought a new Rem 700 Classic in 300 Savage. It is, of course, a short action. I have not shot it yet. I cannot get it to feed reliably from the magazine. It has a hinged floorplate for dumping unfired shells. When I load 4 rounds (or 3 or 2) in the magazine they are a little hard to get in. Then, when I cycle the action the first round won't pick up. I move the bolt a few times and it finally catches and chambers it. Same thing for the 2nd round, it takes a few tries. The third round is at a 45 degree angle that it won't catch at all and the fourth is almost vertical along with the follower that's pointing almost vertical. I called the factory and they agreed to send me a new magazine spring. I'm waiting for it to arrive. Its like the follower is not pushing the rounds up right. Its either the follower or the spring. I have other 700s and have never had a problem. I'm using factory Rem 150 grain ammo. Any thoughts/suggestions/experiences? Thanks in advance. I also posted this in the gunsmithing forum.
