When my index finger is on the trigger i should be able to just move the finger forward to disengage the safety right? I cant on my norc without applying so much pressure that it hurts the finger. Its so uncomfortable that i use my thumb most of the time. Is this a common problem or is something wrong here? Is there a way to make it easier to disengage the safety ?
Hard to move safety on Norc m14
- Thread starter pklassen
- Start date
Thumb? That's all I've ever used. Yes all of my Garands, M1A's , M14's have had pretty stuff/tough to move safeties. Grease it up if you are really worried, but I don't even use the safety much (at my home range I mean).
Cheers,
Barney
Cheers,
Barney
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Put a DVD on and flip the safety on and off while you watch. After a movie or two it will probably have smoothed out at least somewhat.
300Spartans
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Canada of course
Some are harder to move than others, in my experience. Like DamnDirtyApe wrote, just work it in when you have the time.
maple_leaf_eh
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Pull off the trigger group, strip the parts and inspect for burrs or snags. Assuming none, look at the wear marks on the Parkerizing. Then carefully with an oil or whetstone, polish off the textured finish down to shiny steel. Only do the area that is concealed or where something rubs. Then lubricate with soft and slippery grease, and reassemble.
.30/06 FTW
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
My safetys on my Norc M14 and M1 have always been a bit stiff just like Hungry's.
some of the chinese trigger safeties could use a tiny bit of touch up for smooth operation.
hunters especially should look at this if thier safety is hard to manipulate.
disassemble trigger group and remove the safety.
it has a point and on the bottom edge it has a bump and recess that engages the safety pad on the hammer. gently stone or ###file the top edge of the hammer to remove burrs only... DO NOT reshape this surface.
then go to the safety and stone or ###file the bump and recess that engages the hammer, again, DO NOT reshape, just polish and deburr.
grease her up and reassemble..... if she is still a little stiff..... as above... watch a movie... or the Hungry clinic on DVD if you have it.... and snap the safety on and off tillit feels good to you.
hunters especially should look at this if thier safety is hard to manipulate.
disassemble trigger group and remove the safety.
it has a point and on the bottom edge it has a bump and recess that engages the safety pad on the hammer. gently stone or ###file the top edge of the hammer to remove burrs only... DO NOT reshape this surface.
then go to the safety and stone or ###file the bump and recess that engages the hammer, again, DO NOT reshape, just polish and deburr.
grease her up and reassemble..... if she is still a little stiff..... as above... watch a movie... or the Hungry clinic on DVD if you have it.... and snap the safety on and off tillit feels good to you.
okay i took it apart and inspected everything and there were no burrs but i polished it up greased it then reinstalled and clicked it on and off for a hour and a half and it seems to be a bit better but no a whole lot. oh well i guess i'll live with it.
BattleRife
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- of No Fixed Address
My Norinco M14 was much harder to operate than either my Garand or Mini-14, to the point that it took two fingers to put it on and the thumb to take it off. I don't use the silly thing, but to me it should absolutely be possible to operate it with the index finger and without breaking a firing grip.
I checked for burrs and greased it, not much better. So I mixed some lapping compound in with grease, applied it the contact points of the lever and snapped it on and off about 300 times, it was still no where close to acceptable. So finally, I disassembled the trigger mechanism and used a stone to remove material from the contact points that were now nice and shiny. The big offender was obviously the point that cams the hammer out of engagement with the sear, it was bringing the hammer back a long way against the mainspring. It is debatable if this action is even necessary, so I wasn't worried about taking too much off. In the end I didn't take too much off, the hammer is still moved by the safety but it can now be operated by one finger without too much discomfort.
I checked for burrs and greased it, not much better. So I mixed some lapping compound in with grease, applied it the contact points of the lever and snapped it on and off about 300 times, it was still no where close to acceptable. So finally, I disassembled the trigger mechanism and used a stone to remove material from the contact points that were now nice and shiny. The big offender was obviously the point that cams the hammer out of engagement with the sear, it was bringing the hammer back a long way against the mainspring. It is debatable if this action is even necessary, so I wasn't worried about taking too much off. In the end I didn't take too much off, the hammer is still moved by the safety but it can now be operated by one finger without too much discomfort.
Ar180shooter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Ottawa, ON
As already said, the safeties can be quite stiff. Don't worry about it, just press it harder. Happy Shooting!
- Location
- Virden, MB
I actually thought mine wasn't working, lol. It is super tuff to engage. Simple to disengage tho.
As long as I have a safety while I am hunting I don't care how hard it is to engage.
As long as I have a safety while I am hunting I don't care how hard it is to engage.
