I've been fighting this issue for some time now. I made a post in the past, but the rifle doesn't cycle completely for about the first half of a clip, it short strokes.
Here's the story.
Bought myself a birthday/graduation present, and a bandolier of m2. Fired 3 clips, and everything worked great. I disassembled the rifle to clean it(I wanted to make sure it would work before I messed with anything), and started reloading for it. I used imr 4895 and 175 smk's. For some reason I have a thing for heavy bullets, but was aware of their tendency to bend the oprod. I started at 43.0 and eventually worked up to 46.5. nothing would cycle completely. After trying my reloads, I went back to the ammo that worked, and it didn't function. In the mean time, I stored the rifle with the action open, which I prefer to do.
What I've done:
Bought a replacement oprod spring
Tried changing the position of the gas cylinder lock, from one to two turns backed off. Two turns seemed to work best.
Bought a box of surplus m2 - at best the last 4 rounds cycled
Greased and oiled the gun, numerous times. Not sopping, but I do tend to go light on lubrication, but I've been heavier handed here. Light up medium coats of grease.
The rifle passes the tilt test. Not overly easy, but it's not "bad" but this is my first garand, so I don't know how easy it should be.
I'm thinking that what might have happened is storing the rifle with the action open weakened the spring, and I ended up bending the oprod without getting anything to cycle, which is why the ammo that did work, didn't, and even with a new spring, ammo that should work, didn't. So, before I send the oprod and gas cylinder out to be checked out, is there anything else I could do or check? I haven't checked the gas port, but I don't have gauges/drill bits to check it with.
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Here's the story.
Bought myself a birthday/graduation present, and a bandolier of m2. Fired 3 clips, and everything worked great. I disassembled the rifle to clean it(I wanted to make sure it would work before I messed with anything), and started reloading for it. I used imr 4895 and 175 smk's. For some reason I have a thing for heavy bullets, but was aware of their tendency to bend the oprod. I started at 43.0 and eventually worked up to 46.5. nothing would cycle completely. After trying my reloads, I went back to the ammo that worked, and it didn't function. In the mean time, I stored the rifle with the action open, which I prefer to do.
What I've done:
Bought a replacement oprod spring
Tried changing the position of the gas cylinder lock, from one to two turns backed off. Two turns seemed to work best.
Bought a box of surplus m2 - at best the last 4 rounds cycled
Greased and oiled the gun, numerous times. Not sopping, but I do tend to go light on lubrication, but I've been heavier handed here. Light up medium coats of grease.
The rifle passes the tilt test. Not overly easy, but it's not "bad" but this is my first garand, so I don't know how easy it should be.
I'm thinking that what might have happened is storing the rifle with the action open weakened the spring, and I ended up bending the oprod without getting anything to cycle, which is why the ammo that did work, didn't, and even with a new spring, ammo that should work, didn't. So, before I send the oprod and gas cylinder out to be checked out, is there anything else I could do or check? I haven't checked the gas port, but I don't have gauges/drill bits to check it with.
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