I wrote another post a few mins. ago and it didnt post because my Ipod died, it was very bitter... I feel better now. My original M1 receiver was a peice from around april 43, It was found to be beyond repair, a weld job. I got an "new" set up from CMP a few weeks ago, a barrel, bolt, and receiver with good headspacing. While I was awaiting its arrival, I practiced single loading in the confines of my garage for competition with the bad receiver still in the stock and all and some snap caps. (Im a lefty) . I was careless one evening and the rifle got knocked to the floor from a leaning position. To my dissmay the stock had cracked in two and the front site was all out of wack. I sought out a new stock from DGR (it is kick ***!) and rebuilt the rifle. When I test fired it this afternoon, I pushed an en-bloc all the way in, the bolt closed, a round was pushed in. I fired, the spent case ejected, but the next round will not load. I tried several clips with no-luck, still had to "recock" it everytime. I suspect the gas cylinder has been oblonged from the spill and is leaking to the point that it will not push the bolt back far enough to get behind the next round, it has just enough pressure to over come the sping for the brass to eject. What do you guys think? "new" gas cylinder? Anybody know a good source? The few I've found online are upwards of 200$. I shot a full clip one time with the old receiver and it functioned fully.Information
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