Recent content by theoctopus

FatPants, thank you for the speedy reply. I just figured it out. I had not fully "pumped" the shotgun. Ignore my stupidity folks. Move along.

Hey everyone. I apologize for such a stupid question, but I'm just getting into shotguns. I haven't held one in my hands since I was 12 and shooting skeet with my grandfather up in the mountains outside of Provo. I picked up an 870 Express Tactical today for home defense purposes. I'm...

This was my first AR, so I was unaware of how to break it down to completion. The rifle had been on the shelf for a year, so the factory grease had plenty of time to solidify and cause all sorts of issues with the internals. I sat down today with a breakdown guide and pulled everything apart...

The issue has been solved.

Here: http://picasaweb.google.com/Max.Bates.Johnson/TriggerAssembly?feat=directlink

I'm not sure how to remove the trigger group from the rifle. Would pictures of it still installed in the lower be of any use?

Assuming I am not able to fix it myself tonight, I will be taking it back to the shop to have the AR guy there deal with it. If he is not capable of rectifying the issue with the firearm he just sold me, I will either return it for a new one or send it off to Colt. Any additional help would...

Oh, and prior to firing the rifle I did a complete breakdown and cleaned and lubed all parts to be sure. I may be relatively new to the sport, but I'm not that ignorant.

Azizza: the bolt carrier moves freely up until the end of its travel, where it engages some sort of locking mechanism and is a little more difficult to move. The bolt, on the other hand, does not move while inside of the bolt carrier engaged in its proper location. Should it move freely? Just...

It has been thoroughly cleaned and lubricated, minus the trigger assembly, which has partially solved the stickiness of the bolt carriage. I have no idea how to take the trigger apart and go through it piece by piece. Anyone have a direction to send me in?

Recently picked up a brand new Colt AR-15A3. Took it out to the range today for the first time. Ran a few rounds of Hornaday Match ammo through it, and then started to have some troubles. The bolt seems to bind a little bit toward the end of its travel (when it is completely inserted into...

30Cal: Thanks for pointing me in Ted's direction. He was very helpful and affirmed my original thought that something wasn't right with the sight assembly. He informed me that something was binding on the inside causing the threads on the windage knob to tighten when the aperture shifted...

Oh and I'm located in Oregon.

I assembled the knobs outside of the sight and everything fits together just fine. I understand that the friction between the threads of the sight base and the threads of the windage knob shouldn't change, but wouldn't it still move in and out of those threads as it rotates just as any threaded...

I think we have a bit of a misunderstanding. The windage knob screw is acting totally as you've described above. What i'm talking about in my previous post is the knob's threads being engaged directly with the sight base. Not the windage screw and it's engagement with the elevation assembly...