M14/305
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DON'T mess with ammo in that mag unless you are at the range or a safe place to discharge the gun!
Do you have dummy rounds? So you can safely test function?
And, the bolt should lock back when the mag is empty... That's normal.
Proper operation requires you to insert the loaded mag (dummy rounds if needed) into the gun, pull back the op rod & LET GO. The spring pressure pushes the bolt forward, stripping a round out of the mag & chambering it...
Cheers
Jay
Do you have dummy rounds? So you can safely test function?
And, the bolt should lock back when the mag is empty... That's normal.
Proper operation requires you to insert the loaded mag (dummy rounds if needed) into the gun, pull back the op rod & LET GO. The spring pressure pushes the bolt forward, stripping a round out of the mag & chambering it...
Cheers
Jay
Hmmm, just musing and trying to visualize your problem.
In what position is the gas cylinder valve spindle? It should be up and down, not parallel to the barrel.
This screw is located just forward of the forestock and is slot headed.
HTH
In what position is the gas cylinder valve spindle? It should be up and down, not parallel to the barrel.
This screw is located just forward of the forestock and is slot headed.
HTH
mosinmaster
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Is the gas regulator supposed to be perfectly perpendicular to the bore? i.e. 90 degrees? Mine came from the factory pretty close to 90 degrees, maybe 85 degrees. Should I take a screw driver and rotate it all the way to 90 or just leave as is?
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Try different ammo before anything else.
I'm going to guess you're having trouble with the Norc ammo?
None of mine cycle reliably with it without the odd short stroke(ejects empty case but won't pick up another round). Works perfect with all others.
It did help when I changed the spring guide but try different ammo before you stress out over it.
Always treat an empty "click" like a live round though. Wait a minute with it pointed safely before you check the chamber for a round.
I'm going to guess you're having trouble with the Norc ammo?
None of mine cycle reliably with it without the odd short stroke(ejects empty case but won't pick up another round). Works perfect with all others.
It did help when I changed the spring guide but try different ammo before you stress out over it.
Always treat an empty "click" like a live round though. Wait a minute with it pointed safely before you check the chamber for a round.
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Without pics, this is hard to diagnose over the Internet, but....
It sounds to me like you may have a magazine problem, in that the magazine spring isn't pushing the rounds up either high enough or fast enough for the bolt to catch the case as it moves forward into battery.
It could also be that the bolt isn't moving far enough back to pick up the fresh round, but it is moving far enough back to eject the empty. In that case, you need to read the stickies on top of the forum dealing with lubricating the M14 platform.
Also, is the screw on the right side by the gas piston nut fully vertical? This screw controls how much gas goes in the cylinder to move the operating rod, and it needs to be fully vertical for maximum gas pressure in the gas cylinder.
I'm sure one of the M14 gurus like Hungry or 45ACPKING will chime in shortly.....
