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As I was talking to a local gunsmith the subject came up about an M1 that would not eject the cartridge. We brainstormed a bit I noticed it wasn't greased and sugested it along with op rod spring yada yada and I mentioned the ejector. Supposidly the rifle sat for about 30 years. Any other suggestions?
Clean it
Lube it
Check the Gas Cylinder lock screw for a crack
Check to see if it is short stroking (gas piston dia & gas cyl dia)
Check out offer from Cmdr. Covers lots of malfunctions
Been sitting for 30 years? Clean it, lube. Shoot it.
I know he replaced the op rod spring and greased it and changed the gas cylinder and lock screw.
Are we talking about extracting, or ejecting the fired case?
"...the rifle sat for about 30 years..." Where? Needs a detail strip, cleaning and lubing, as a minimum.
Failure to extract is caused by:
1. A dirty or rough chamber. Clean.
2. A restricted gas port. Clean.
3. Dirty ammo. Clean or change the ammo.
4. A bad extractor plunger and spring. Replace both.
5. A broken extractor. Replace the extractor.
"...op rod spring and greased it and changed the gas cylinder and lock screw..." None of that will fix it.
Make sure they were using "Garand" ammo
extract--if it don't do that it won't eject.Quote:
Originally Posted by rider
The rifle looks very clean. He didn't say where it sat but it was cleaned when put away. The original owner was suppose to have used it at Perry in the matches. I doubt it was dirty ammo the man working on is a gunsmith, he just doesn't work on many Garands. I will suggest the extractor,plunger and spring. Thanks guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunray