Gearing up to shoot my carbines again and have some questions.....

[DaveHH]

I finally bought a Field and Go just to see how my carbines looked. As mentioned, you do not need to disassemble the bolt and they work perfectly. I was surprise by how far from closing on a field my guns displayed. All are fresh and have a lot of life left in them. The stovepiping and poor operation is almost always what Bruce said, a weak recoil or slide spring. This is the only Wolf spring that I would use and using one solved all problems in my CMP SG NPM. Beyond that, the Wolf spring kits are just a bag of industrial springs that happen to closely match the original pieces. I could get NONE to fit or work beyond the slide spring. Also, the carbine does not require stronger springs, just good springs. With this in mind, I would seek a new spring from Ray Metka or Orion 7 and save the money you would have spent buying Wolf springs. If you shoot reloads, pay attention to OAL as a slightly too long cartridge can drag at the bullet tip on the inside of the magazine and cause feeding problems.

Gauge....not guage