Quantcast
Channel: FR-8 five round mag?
Browsing all 9 articles
Browse latest View live

FR-8 five round mag?

Was the FR-8 reworked from a 8mm M98 action? My mil surp jams up after I load the fifth round. The last round is hard to insert into the mag, and the rounds are tight in the mag. I wonder if there is...

View Article


Re: FR-8 five round mag?

Yes, speared um, I too have had trouble with my FR-8 specifically.The first time I shot it, I, of course, loaded a single round, shot it, and checked the spent case for signs of excessive pressure,...

View Article


Re: FR-8 five round mag?

Mine is little aggravating w/ the stripper clips as well... However, some work a lot better than others.Have ya'll checked for trash under the spring or in the bottom of the mag..I need an adjustment...

View Article

Re: FR-8 five round mag?

I had a ton of cosmo on the mil surp, so there maybe some crud's bosting the follower spring. I'll check it to to make sure the 'well' is dry.Thanx Dante'

View Article

Re: FR-8 five round mag?

Nope, I don't have a problem with the follower/spring...I am very particular around that stuff...I try to always "condition" the metal/moving parts of my firearms when I clean them up. Even the...

View Article


Re: FR-8 five round mag?

Just for giggles, why not try running some 8X57 through the magazine. I know they won't chamber all the way, so don't try that. But I think the feed rails are machined for he Mauser round, not 7.62...

View Article

Re: FR-8 five round mag?

'holic...That's what I was thinking... the problem centers around the feed rails. Were the rails machined for the 7.92X57 round used on the M98 action?Thanx Dante'

View Article

Re: FR-8 five round mag?

That may just be the answer, guys!I haven't tried any 8mm rounds yet, but considering that when I was having problems, it seemed that the rounds were being somehow "constricted" as the follower...

View Article


Re: FR-8 five round mag?

...does anyone have a dremmel i can borrow...? Thanx DAnte'

View Article

Browsing all 9 articles
Browse latest View live