I wanted a functional 7PRC polymer magazine from the start instead of metal. I have only gotten the 5 round MDT 300WM metal magazine to feed correctly, however the feed lips needed adjusted and were not ideal for 7PRC since it would still scratch the brass during feeding before and after...
ironworker378,
This entire thread above regarding feeding issues with the Weatherby 307 is specific to 7PRC caliber only because the PMAG® 5 AC L, Magnum – AICS Long Action magazine originally shipped with the rifle in 7PRC was for 300 Win Mag and Magpul does not list 7PRC as a specific caliber...
I contacted Weatherby again on Friday, December 8th, 2023 and they sent me one of the MDT 300 win mag magazines to try for 7mm PRC in place of the Magpul magazine that came with the rifle. Weatherby‘s customer service and employees have been excellent every time I have contacted them.
Though at...
Stretching the springs as above with the pmags and repeatedly working the magazine by hand eventually worked for me, but would still prefer magazines would work from the start without messing with it for a week.
I ordered two steel accumags which feed even worse than the pmags due to the 7 prc...
My rifle shoots real nice also, but I was only shooting at 200 yards on 350 yard range at 16F so only spent an hour or two outside. I was using Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5-22x50. I am guessing JPhunt is far better shooter than myself, but taking my poor skills into account rifle itself seemed to be...
I have the same problem with new Weatherby 307 in 7mm PRC with both the provided Magpul PMAG 5 AC L - Magnum magazine and a new additionally purchased magazine.
If done by hand not in the rifle, you can see that as the first round feeds it drags the round below it forward and pushes front down...