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Hi,I have a Ruger American rifle bolt action 223/556. I’m having a little of trouble trying to get a round from the magazine into the chamber I have to really push hard on the bolt. I read somewhere that it’s probably the magazine to file the sharp edges down and load some dummy rounds until it operates smoothly as anyone else had this issue. Thank you, John.
 
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Were you using hand loads or hand made dummy rounds? If so maybe the cartridge overall length was little too long?
 
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They are factory 556 I believe American Eagle overall length is 2.260. The dummy rounds I bought just a chamber the gun for practice are 2.060 and they feed fine
 
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Well you’re probably right about the mags. If the rifle takes AR mags try a few different manufacturers to see if you can narrow it down.
 
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Could've been a short throated chamber. Some Ruger Precision rifles had this. Overall length isn't as important as where the ogive of the bullet may / may not contact the rifling. Different ammo may have different ogives.
 
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teamsterjohn said:
Hi,I have a Ruger American rifle bolt action 223/556. I’m having a little of trouble trying to get a round from the magazine into the chamber I have to really push hard on the bolt. I read somewhere that it’s probably the magazine to file the sharp edges down and load some dummy rounds until it operates smoothly as anyone else had this issue. Thank you, John.
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You can always get a Magpul stock that uses AICS patterned mags, then you can use regular magpul mags with it.

Or... you can go full retard like me and turn your $500 Ruger American into this. Granted mine is chambered for 6.5 creedmoor.

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MagPul magazines are nice because they're plastic and feed pretty slick and don't skin up the cases (reloading) although some Rifles don't like them.
DuraMag makes a great GI Spec mag...I think they are or were either OKay or C-Products....some relationship in there somewhere.
Even Military Issue Magazines have/had faults: back in Basic we were given 20 round magazines for training and if one had a problem, the Drill Sargent's would pull the floorplate and follower then stomp them flat.
 
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