Quote Originally Posted by jon_norstog View Post
I think you could get in there with a dremel or a die grinder and just fair up that joint. The metal on the side cover is case hardened and will take some work. Be careful not to cut deep into the receiver, which is a lot softer.
Jon - are you saying the feed angle at the joint needs to be lessened? If I hear you right - removing some material from where the side-plate and receiver mate would make the feed slot closer to parallel with the receiver (of course I don't mean grind it parallel, just grind or file in that direction) should change the point at which the case gets it's first "bump" over to the right? Wouldn't removing material from that area move the round time more towards the lip of the chamber, instead of further to the right? In my rifle, the hangup is the nose of the round hitting the flat to the left of the chamber, not snagging on the joint where the sideplate mates with the receiver.

Another question for the group...was the original ammo jacketed? I found this picture labeled as Winchester 30 US Army from 1895. If authentic, it looks like jacketed with a soft lead nose.
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