Parker Hale 1200

I've a Parker Hale, .243. I believe it is the 1200 super. I am rather ignorant of the details of firearms (so please excuse any misuse of terminology), but the cartridges are short relative to the action and when the bolt is cycled, the cartridges tend to creep forward. If they creep forward, then the next cycle will usually cause a jam. It is my understanding that there may be a magazine box or some kind of keeper that can be installed to keep the cartridges snug to the back of the action. Thoughts/ideas/recommendations will be appreciated!

I think thats a Mauser action so it should be simple.

If it's like an old M70 it has a long action with a short round in it, it should have a shorter follower and a magazine block.

Is the follower the same length as the magazine or is the block missing? is the follower much longer than the cartridge? that would indicate maybe someone replaced it with a long action set up.

I'm not real familiar with your gun, but it's amazing how things have been messed with over the years. sometimes it looks like it will work but it doesn't.











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