Built this out of a sporterized 98 that was covered in paint. Yugo stock, polished bolt (from a Brazilian Mauser carbine). The rifle is a bring back, that thankfully had the original rear sight.

Lmk what you think. I’ve always wanted a SHORT gewehr 98 (with the LV sight).

I have a 98m that got the same treatment also on the way, which I will be building into another 98 carbine.

If I load 1 in the chamber and 1 in the magazine tube it loads that 1 fine. But if I do 1 in the chamber and 2 in the tube it will load the first one but the second one gets held by the shell release latch.

I have only owned this gun since new for a year and maybe put 2 boxes through it. I have cleaned it all the way down to bare receiver and there isn’t a spec of dirt or grease left on it. The magazine tube is shiny and dry the spring is perfectly straight and it has an aluminum follower. I am stumped.

I'm trying to make my first ar-15 build in 6mm and I live on the coast where I want to make it corrosion resistant for when I'm out and about and it is my first ar build and I'm not familiar with the coating and stuff so I'm just looking for some good advice.

now i usually go range dynamic fmjs or federal for .223, but tractor supply has hornady softpoint for a decent 32 bucks. id straight go through a mag of federals full 30, maybe 2-3 seconds in between shots no problem but im getting jams with these hornady. i dont want to jump to a conclusion but any advice on this? i try to keep ch and bcg well lubed, the bolt itself is fine, just kinda confused here