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A couple of months back I acquired an original Wildey Survivor in .45 WinMag. Original Bill of Sale was dated 12/2/1988. I purchased the pistol from the son of the original owner. It is a one-of-a-kind pistol with the serial number Wolfgang 1. The son stated that they had fired the pistol but very little.
I have the "cheat sheet" from the original manual that discusses how to adjust the gas port based on the problem encountered. However, the issue I am encountering is feeding the first round from the magazine. The 230gr FMJ Round Nose bullets jam 100% of the time - nose up and on the top of the chamber. This happens whether I try using Winchester 230gr FMJ, or my reloads using 230gr FMJ.
I have tried adjusting the OAL of the bullets from the SAAMI posted min to max OAL with no change in the issue.
The feed ramp has been polished without changing the angle with no change in the problem.
I know it could be the magazine follower. Not sure if the follower angle need to be changed or if the magazine lips are too tight or too lose and need to be tweaked a little. I have only one magazine that came with the pistol and I am reluctant to make any changes to it. Looking for a 2nd mag or aftermarket mag that I can tweak....
Anyone have any ideas on what else to try would be appreciated. OK to PM me with you thoughts besides posting here.
I have the "cheat sheet" from the original manual that discusses how to adjust the gas port based on the problem encountered. However, the issue I am encountering is feeding the first round from the magazine. The 230gr FMJ Round Nose bullets jam 100% of the time - nose up and on the top of the chamber. This happens whether I try using Winchester 230gr FMJ, or my reloads using 230gr FMJ.
I have tried adjusting the OAL of the bullets from the SAAMI posted min to max OAL with no change in the issue.
The feed ramp has been polished without changing the angle with no change in the problem.
I know it could be the magazine follower. Not sure if the follower angle need to be changed or if the magazine lips are too tight or too lose and need to be tweaked a little. I have only one magazine that came with the pistol and I am reluctant to make any changes to it. Looking for a 2nd mag or aftermarket mag that I can tweak....
Anyone have any ideas on what else to try would be appreciated. OK to PM me with you thoughts besides posting here.