Short stroking

[browningautorifle]

So you don't think it could be an undersized gas piston or over worn gas cylinder??? Why?

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[Ben Hartley]

Jim...

So you don't think it could be an undersized gas piston or over worn gas cylinder??? Why?

Of course it could, and most likely is the cause, if Finloq's posted piston dimensions are accurate. Seems to me, though, that looking at the simplest (and easiest to correct) conditions are to be preferred.

And for future reference, there have been many good reports about

http://www.columbusmachine.com/index.htm

...for repair/refurbishing M1 Garand operating rods.

HTH

Ben Hartley