So I purchased an M1D last month from a fellow CGN'r and finally got it out to the range yesterday for an interesting 16 rounds.
The first 8 were shot, but after every round, I had to reset the firing pin so the next round would be shot (the round loaded but didn't fire because the trigger was in the fire position, and I had to pull back on the op rod, exposing about a 1/2" - 1" of round to reset the firing pin, then releasing to reseat the round). I thought this extremely odd as having never experienced this before. My second 8 wasn't much different. I had to reset the firing pin after every 2 or 3 rounds.
Now, I did do an pre and just before writing this, a post fire cleaning of the rifle. My pre was what one would expect of a pre-fire. Wipe clean and oil moving parts, barrel, etc. noting any damage and places that need extra work. This was done in a reasonable amount of time. I wished to have these "extra places" cleaning conducted later during the post fire because these weren't an issue to the shooting of the gun like extra oil/dirt in the front iron site. The only thing I noticed was that the trigger guard is so loose that it takes nothing to move it from its locked position.
So afterwards, I conducted my post fire cleaning....what a chore. I spent more than an hour cleaning what I think was every nook and cranny going over everything, and the pile of used swabs is amazing. I've shot my other M1 for 16 rounds and had less than half the time spent doing a post fire. In one instance, I removed a piece of carbon so thick you could actually measure it. Where this came from I have no idea as it showed up on my cleaning mat and I didn't watch it fall. I went over the op rod, chamber, action, and gas cylinder for over 15 min each inside and out as they kept coming up dirty. I still think I need to go back over this rifle again and re-clean it later on cause I'm still not happy.
Now I know that I could have just been a clean Nazi over my rifle (this is supposed to be the queen bee of my collection afterall) but I'm of the opinion that a clean rifle works best. I didn't expect to be using this rifle any time soon so a good cleaning prior to storing seemed reasonable to me. I'm also thinking that now that I've had my post clean, I should go back out and refire it to see if the cleanliness of the rifle was the issue I had (during the breakdown for post fire cleaning I noted that the gas plug was loose...).
So now I ask, is it unreasonable for me to assume that the rifle I am purchasing is cleaned prior to shipping? Can the cause of my shooting issue be contributed to the loose gas plug and/or cleanliness of the rifle? And finally, how do I change out the chamber brush on my tool, and replace the trigger guard and adjustment cover on my M1D?
The first 8 were shot, but after every round, I had to reset the firing pin so the next round would be shot (the round loaded but didn't fire because the trigger was in the fire position, and I had to pull back on the op rod, exposing about a 1/2" - 1" of round to reset the firing pin, then releasing to reseat the round). I thought this extremely odd as having never experienced this before. My second 8 wasn't much different. I had to reset the firing pin after every 2 or 3 rounds.
Now, I did do an pre and just before writing this, a post fire cleaning of the rifle. My pre was what one would expect of a pre-fire. Wipe clean and oil moving parts, barrel, etc. noting any damage and places that need extra work. This was done in a reasonable amount of time. I wished to have these "extra places" cleaning conducted later during the post fire because these weren't an issue to the shooting of the gun like extra oil/dirt in the front iron site. The only thing I noticed was that the trigger guard is so loose that it takes nothing to move it from its locked position.
So afterwards, I conducted my post fire cleaning....what a chore. I spent more than an hour cleaning what I think was every nook and cranny going over everything, and the pile of used swabs is amazing. I've shot my other M1 for 16 rounds and had less than half the time spent doing a post fire. In one instance, I removed a piece of carbon so thick you could actually measure it. Where this came from I have no idea as it showed up on my cleaning mat and I didn't watch it fall. I went over the op rod, chamber, action, and gas cylinder for over 15 min each inside and out as they kept coming up dirty. I still think I need to go back over this rifle again and re-clean it later on cause I'm still not happy.
Now I know that I could have just been a clean Nazi over my rifle (this is supposed to be the queen bee of my collection afterall) but I'm of the opinion that a clean rifle works best. I didn't expect to be using this rifle any time soon so a good cleaning prior to storing seemed reasonable to me. I'm also thinking that now that I've had my post clean, I should go back out and refire it to see if the cleanliness of the rifle was the issue I had (during the breakdown for post fire cleaning I noted that the gas plug was loose...).
So now I ask, is it unreasonable for me to assume that the rifle I am purchasing is cleaned prior to shipping? Can the cause of my shooting issue be contributed to the loose gas plug and/or cleanliness of the rifle? And finally, how do I change out the chamber brush on my tool, and replace the trigger guard and adjustment cover on my M1D?
