I have an old Siamese mauser which was converted by ??? to .45-70. It looks okay, but doesn't chamber rounds from the magazine worth a damn. What I'm wanting to know is what mods are necessary to feed from the magazine. I'm pretty sure its not a Navy Arms rifle, since it doesn't say Navy Arms anywhere on it. I think that whoever built it maybe didn't machine the receiver enough (or at all). The only parts that I can see any marks on is the sides of the follower. Maybe it was ground too much? I don't know. I've also thought about replacing the mag spring, since if its weak, it may be causing the rounds to dive some as they're going into the chamber. Right now, I'm not even sure if the mag spring is the right one, or if a generic one for a 98 mauser is the same or not.