I wish it were so easy Igorrock. These rifles are so out of fashion, finding an owner with one is a challenge - let alone one near me.

Even dealers don't have them on their shelves....the nearest ones to me I know of are all 200 miles away..& I know of four in total, two are 'Takedown' M1903 models, one an 8x56 M1908 rifle and the other a 1910 stutzen/carbine.

Finding a real gunsmith, properly skillful with old fashioned experience is also difficult. There are lots who are fine with simple work on modern rifles and flinch when an MSch is put in front of them. They're not in my view real engineers or gunsmiths.

The first image shows damage where the cartridge is jamming against the leading edge of the 'raising lip' at the lower right side of the magazine chamber.

The second shows the actual 'raising lip' on the right, to the front of the cartridge release tab.