M14 Op Rod Saddle Rubbing Barrel!?

[chalkriver]

So quick update; it was not the op rod that was machined bad, the underside of the barrel just forward of the receiver where it tapers to the actual barrel profile was all wonky!
My friends op rod bound up even harder than mine did. Clearly because it hadn't been smashed over the barrel hump abnormality a million times to smooth it out a bit.
Bound up to the point of being hard to cycle it by hand without excess force!
I used marker to find the spots on the barrel that were abnormal. There was a small 1/2 wide raised portion along the left side of that hump under the barrel. I took a file to the underside of the barrel with slow, rounding strokes and made it uniform. Half hour of slow methodical filing, hump is now uniform. Now she passes the tilt test with the smoothness!Another Chinese M14 fixed on the dirt cheap!

Is it just me or does this kinda sound like a cheap #### novel ....lol

 

[lerch641]

Is it just me or does this kinda sound like a cheap #### novel ....lol

That just means you need Jesus...or a nap...or better smut.

 

[ipscgraz]

OR......Forget being subtle with it ...show the sum##### you mean bizness !! ( NOTE : THIS WAS A JOKE >>>LOL)

Isn't that how the dishwasher thread got started...???

 

[TacticalTeacher]

Ah, yes....

Thanks for the memories from many, many M14 Clinics in Petawawa.....

We were removing a really , really stubborn (read: welded on a Wednesday while High School shop class teacher was watching closely) flash suppressor. I recognize many of those bench tools!

Cheers,

Barney

 

[chalkriver]

Yes good times for sure Barney . That flashider of his was not easy to remove at all ... I have always liked that pic though !
Hope to see lots of you here this summer again ! I still owe you a hammer spring for an AR

 

[Travis Bickle]

Is it just me or does this kinda sound like a cheap #### novel ....lol

Ha! My hump is now definitely uniform!!

 

[LordEvilPepper]

So quick update; it was not the op rod that was machined bad, the underside of the barrel just forward of the receiver where it tapers to the actual barrel profile was all wonky!
My friends op rod bound up even harder than mine did. Clearly because it hadn't been smashed over the barrel hump abnormality a million times to smooth it out a bit.
Bound up to the point of being hard to cycle it by hand without excess force!
I used marker to find the spots on the barrel that were abnormal. There was a small 1/2 wide raised portion along the left side of that hump under the barrel. I took a file to the underside of the barrel with slow, rounding strokes and made it uniform. Half hour of slow methodical filing, hump is now uniform. Now she passes the tilt test with the smoothness!
Another Chinese M14 fixed on the dirt cheap!

Well thats a new one for me.... the ones i saw binding were clearly bent op rod issues....
Glad you got it fixed.... but it further proves my point why tgese are not out of the bock range ready rifles

 

[Travis Bickle]

.... but it further proves my point why tgese are not out of the bock range ready rifles

Agree strongly Sir.
However if you're even slightly handy/mechanically inclined you can turn a used Norc M14 for $500 shipped to your door into an amazing beast of rifle for almost $0 dollars additional!