Mauser feed lock up?

[Ricecart]

Took my M24/47 out to the range the other day for the first time. Shot and loaded very well but after a while the rounds would not want to feed. I'd push the bolt all the way in but it wont want to come down and lock. After the shooting session I took it home and tested the gun with a few snap caps. Seems as though the extractor is not catching on the round every now and then. Has anyone experienced this or know of a fix?

[Fjold]

Were you loading rounds from the magazine or single loading by dropping rounds in from the ejection port one at a time?

The Mauser was designed to feed from the magazine. The cartridge comes up under spring tension and the rim slips under the extractor when the bolt is all the way back. If you single load, the extractor has to snap over the rim of the cartridge and the old Mauser extractors were not designed to operate that way.

[Ricecart]

The mauser was loaded from the mag. It wouldn't do it all the time. Just once in a while. It gets very annoying and I just want to fix that hang up. Pretty embarrasing at the range, but I love this rifle

[Crusader]

I had that problem a few months back, but nobody on this site had a suggestion that fixed the problem at the time. I was never able to figure out a way to fix it either.

[Ricecart]

I was thinking of just buying a new extractor but if it doesn't fix the problem then what is the use in trying?

[socomIInato]

only thing i can think of is it`s ammo related regarding rim. change ammo and try again. thought of another possibility, could be debris on bolt face, as you close bolt and strip round from mag. rim of shell is slid across bolt face and under guide lip on one side of bolt and under extractor. visually inspect bolt face. use a empty cartridge with bolt removed and see if it slide into place. pretty straight forward to diagnose. also check condition of follower in mag for any damage and for spring tension. m24/47 are control rounfd feed system, so as soo as you move bolt forward the round should slip onto bolt right away. hope this helps. i`ve got the same model rifle. love mine!

[mosinnagantm9130]

Maybe some cosmolene gumming up the extractor?

[TRAP55]

You don't need a new extractor, you need to clean up the lip where the rim of the case slides in and under. Easy to do with a stone and some 600 grit paper.
There's been some complaints of Privi ammo having inconsistent variables in rim and base dimensions, and that will give the same symptoms.

[Pthfndr]

This also happens often if you try to chamber a round gently or too slow. The round gets pushed out of the magazine before the extractor has a chance to grab it.

It's a battle rifle meant to be chambered swiftly.

[smle-man]

One way to tell if it is extractor related is to squeeze the extractor spring with the fingers on your left hand while chambering a round fed from the magazine (working the bolt) with the right. This will cause the extractor to flex enough to let the rim slip under the extractor hook. If this works then the extractor hook may need just a bit of stoning to either smooth it up or to remove a tiny bit of metal to let the rim slip in smoothly. Israeli 98k's converted to 7.62 sometimes have this problem due to the thicker rim on the 7.62 round compared to an 8mm round. I learned this trick from an IDF reservist many years ago.

[Ricecart]

This also happens often if you try to chamber a round gently or too slow. The round gets pushed out of the magazine before the extractor has a chance to grab it.

It's a battle rifle meant to be chambered swiftly.

Tried working it a lot swifter than before last weekend. Helped a bit. Worked most of the time but every now and then i'd get a hang up. My mosin and enfield dont care weather the bolt is worked slow or swift. They just work either way.

One way to tell if it is extractor related is to squeeze the extractor spring with the fingers on your left hand while chambering a round fed from the magazine (working the bolt) with the right. This will cause the extractor to flex enough to let the rim slip under the extractor hook. If this works then the extractor hook may need just a bit of stoning to either smooth it up or to remove a tiny bit of metal to let the rim slip in smoothly. Israeli 98k's converted to 7.62 sometimes have this problem due to the thicker rim on the 7.62 round compared to an 8mm round. I learned this trick from an IDF reservist many years ago.

The surface that is angled on the extractor does seem to look a little rough. Is there by any chance you can provide a picture to show where and how you would tweak the extractor? Im sure this information would be helpful to many other mauser owners. TIA