I've covered this a bit before, but have a bit more experience, so want to ask again.
I have a CMP Garand that was originally purchased in 1978. It is a Winchester receiver, but was rebuilt with a new trigger set, bolt assembly, op rod, barrel and stock. My Dad had had it sitting in the corner for the past 25 years, and recently passed it along to me.
It shoots great! What a grand ol' rifle. I have been running into a few instances (5-6 times in the 40 rounds I shot last night) where the next round in the clip did not feed into the chamber. I have to manually pull the op rod back to chamber the next round. It's as if the spring is too strong to let the action cycle completely.
I'm shooting pretty standard reloads -- 47.5 gr. IMR 4895, full sized and trimmed brass, Hornady 150 gr. FMJ BT.
The op rod moves freely back and forth without any binding with the spring removed. Could it be that the gas chamber is too worn that not enough gas is getting pressed against the piston? Any other thoughts?
I have a CMP Garand that was originally purchased in 1978. It is a Winchester receiver, but was rebuilt with a new trigger set, bolt assembly, op rod, barrel and stock. My Dad had had it sitting in the corner for the past 25 years, and recently passed it along to me.
It shoots great! What a grand ol' rifle. I have been running into a few instances (5-6 times in the 40 rounds I shot last night) where the next round in the clip did not feed into the chamber. I have to manually pull the op rod back to chamber the next round. It's as if the spring is too strong to let the action cycle completely.
I'm shooting pretty standard reloads -- 47.5 gr. IMR 4895, full sized and trimmed brass, Hornady 150 gr. FMJ BT.
The op rod moves freely back and forth without any binding with the spring removed. Could it be that the gas chamber is too worn that not enough gas is getting pressed against the piston? Any other thoughts?