Old Stovepipe

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Greg B.

Have a 1937 Mauser S/42 that has chronically stovepiped with round nose full metal jacket or plated bullets. All the usual suspects were tried to no avail. Finally a load was asembeled using Hodgon's Longshot powder and Hornady 147 gr. XTP TRUNCATED CONE bullets. Out of three magazines only one failure to feed (no stovepipes). Once the powder charge was slightly increased no more failures to feed. The load itself was based on the Federal offering. Not saying this is a cure all for stovepipeing but it has worked in my case and hope it might help others.

Greg B.

If you load one round of the "problem" ammo, which gave stove pipe jams; will the toggle lock back/open on the empty magazine when fired.

Stovepipes usually mean underpowered ammo, or too strong a mainspring.