So I bought this 307 Alpine CT in 6.5 PRC… it’s a tack driver, best shooting gun I’ve ever owned but the Peak 44 stock did not offer any simple way of doing a adjustable “LOP” which is ridiculous, (13 1/4”LOP”, most definitely built around someone short…hmmm maybe someone named Adam with the last name Weatherby?) so I sold the stock and bought a Greyboe Trekker stock. The Trekker stock fits awesome, comes with adjustable LOP for my long arms, but uses a M5 bottom metal, so fine buy the M5 bottom metal, and bought 6.5 prc magazines, but now have feeding issues.
So here’s my question/problem!
When I put rounds in to my AICS mag and insert it into my M5 bottom metal(Areo precision), the mag sits to far forward now and the tip of the the rounds are actually below my feed ramp, when inserted, so they are not able to feed into the receiver/action… Anyone have a solution? I’ve read on the internet people say just notch your feed ramp… hmmm I don’t really want to go down that path if I don’t need to.
I reached out to Weatherby… haven’t heard back yet.. but googled this and it sounds pretty common and people say you just need to notch the feed ramp.. don’t know if I want to go that route…
Per my search on the internet-
Trouble with 6.5 PRC feeding from AICS magazines is a common issue often related to the cartridge’s specific dimensions (short and fat with a high shoulder) and the magazine design or rifle action
. The problem is usually caused by the bullet nose impacting the feed ramp or the cartridge not aligning properly with the chamber.
Here are the primary solutions and troubleshooting steps:
Common Causes and Solutions
Action/Feed Ramp Modification (Short Actions): If your rifle is a short action, the 6.5 PRC’s overall length (OAL) can be too long for the standard feed ramp or the front binder plate in some AICS magazines.
Solution: The most common fix is to modify or “notch” the feed ramp on the action to provide clearance for the bullet tip. This is a job for a gunsmith.
the 6.5 PRC in a short action needs the feed ramp modifying to allow non-binder plate AICS mags to be used. practiced on this Remmy 700 before putting the £1800 Borden into the milling machine. All works perfectly and allows factory ammo to be used. the Remmy isn’t wasted, and can be used on a 6.5 Creedmor to allow the bullets to be seated right out. its off for Cerakote and then will sit in the safe until needed (its also been trued) and is one of the fabled “C” prefix serial number, which according to internet rumours are the best, i’d take that with a pinch of salt, i think it really depends of if it was made on a friday or not…
