I recently acquired a Remington O3A3 in 35 Whelen, the rifle is in great shape. The problem I'm have is that some ammo won't load from the magazine into the chamber. Federal Fusion 200 gr and Nosler Custom 225gr accubond ammo are the types I'm trying right now. The Nosler loads just fine, but the Fusion will jam sometimes when running the bolt forward. I've noticed if the round in the magazine is to the left it will load fine, but if to the right side of the magazine it will jam into the back of the barrel. The Fusion rounds bullet is very blunt compared to the Nosler Accubond bullet. If you lightly press on the Fusion round with your fingers while running the bolt it will load without any problem from the right side of the magazine. This maybe something I can't do anything about. I was hoping that the Fusion would work well because its much cheaper ( 32.00) compared to (48.00).
Could I polish and possibly chamfer or angle the back of the barrel more? ( Seems like a lot of work, not sure it could be done without removing the barrel from receiver). This would be outside my skill level.
Or
Could I pull the bullets out of the Fusion rounds and replace with Nosler Accubonds?
This is something I could accomplish and I wouldn't be left with 64.00 worth of shells I cant use.
Any suggestions would be helpful? Thanks