SKS Fail To Feed

[u/thecoop1999]

I've been having this issue with my SKS where the 5th round feeds vertically and the bolt carrier slams into the side of it. This happens between 3 and 5 times per 100 rounds

I've seen some solutions online but don't fully understand the terminology used to fix it

Has anybody else had this issue and know how to solve it?

[u/briancatams]

I'm no expert the only time this has happened to me is when the follower in the magazine was actually bent and wouldn't feed properly. It had to do with how the mag was pinned and loading with stripper clips seemed to bend it out of spec