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I have seen 2 Springfields in the last couple months with feeding issues. The first is still an '06 and had been customized by an unknown maker and the back of the follower had been ground to allow closing on an empty mag and appeared to have other mod's. it wants to pinch the body of the case as soon as the nose gets above the feed rails. The second one is a Griffin & Howe 7mm that binds up on the last round in the mag. The difference is that this follower doesn't appear to have been modified at all - not even to allow the bolt to close on an empty magazine.

Anybody got any tips for me? I'm stumped.

Too bad you can't swap the 2 followers with each other, I bet an original would cure the '06 and who knows, the modified one might work for the 7mm.
Regards, Joe

Try this... load the first round [the last to be cycled] up as far as it will go in the magazine box, then load the succeeding rounds as far back in the magazine box as possible. Then cycle them rapidly [NOT RABIDLY] outside in a SAFE...I SAID SAFE DIRECTION! If they feed ok. then you can simply remember to do this when loading and in addition it wouldn't hurt to add a new magazine spring to help keep them in position during recoil. Hope this helps! Jerry

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Somewhere along the line I read or was told that the stamped 03A3 follower was superior in function to the machined 03. You might try one unless your aesthetic sensibilities are outraged.

I will try to swap them just for fun, but something about 2 wrongs making a right goes against everything mom told me.

Aesthetic sensibilities would probably be outraged, but not so much if it fixed the problem - and it certainly would not be obvious when the bolt is closed.

The most common feeding problem I have run across with the 1903 is the last round pops out when the bolt is drawn to the rear.

These and other problems I have fixed by just replacing the follower. I have several and just try one until it works. One that did not work in one rifle now resides in another. I don't know the science or mechanics of why, I do it, it works.