Once I identified the problem part was the carrier I had to choose which method to use. It’s a late JM 35 Rem. with less than a 100 rounds through it. I traced an outline of the end of the carrier on my bench that needed bent up .08. I placed the carrier lip over the edge of the bench for a repeatable zero before tracing. I was going to use the heat and bend method. I noticed the pipe jaw side of the vise had a lot of options so I rotated the vise 180 and it was my lucky day! The carrier fit the jaws perfectly so I could bend it without applying heat (mild steel). Vice is a 5” harbor freight multipurpose I don’t have bolted to a bench. It’s just used for small jobs like this. I ended up bending it .09 and it feeds flawlessly now after reassembled.
Pics to come when I am on a computer not my phone.