M14 wont chamber rounds

t-star said:
yea, and a whole lot of those work FINE OUT OF THE BOX- norc "quality' DOES NOT APPLY to the m14s
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Agreed on A1+ for out of box function.:cheers:

I got 200 rounds through mine, various types, with no stoppages of any kind and this by loading quickly from 5 round stripper clips.

Working like the original M-14 should from what I see.:canadaFlag:
 
stubbs00 said:
pblatzz sorry about that i mistyped, it is brand new winchester powermax.
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Could be several issues. Everything from your gas vent not lining up properly to a bur in ur op-rod channel. Even could be that your magazine is not seating properly. If you can't make it to a Hungry clinic and the Doc is not excepting any more work I would try to find some new mag's to try. Also what type of stock is your rifle in? USGI fiberglass, USGI wood, original factory stock?
 
On mine, the chu wood stock interfered with the op rod. There was a bulge in the wood that would slow down the forward movement of the op rod and bolt. Shaving the stock down a little fixed this. I later switched to a fiberglass stock. No problems since.
 
Bruiseleee said:
On mine, the chu wood stock interfered with the op rod. There was a bulge in the wood that would slow down the forward movement of the op rod and bolt. Shaving the stock down a little fixed this. I later switched to a fiberglass stock. No problems since.
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hope you made the "popsicle mod" - it's covered in the stickies
 
OK, If the rifle is still doing this, these are the things I would check/do first:

1) Detail strip the bolt, clean out every remnant of packing grease, then oil the ejector spring and extractor spring with a good gun oil. Leave the firing pin channel bone dry - no oil at all. Reassemble.

2) Get some lubriplate or SuperLube from the hardware store. IMHO these are the best M14 greases around. Some guys get good results from wheel bearing grease or white lithium grease. I've used wheel bearing on my oprod springs, but for inside the receiver, use one of the other choices. If you get white lithium, do not use the aerosol one - get the stuff in a tub or tube.

3) Heavily grease the inside of the oprod hump, the bolt roller, the top and bottom of the bolt lugs, the bolt lug raceways inside the receiver, the inside of the receiver heel and any surface the bolt slides against EXCEPT the parts of the lugs that lock into the receiver - leave those contact surfaces dry.

4) Heavily grease the oprod tab track and the side of the receiver ring where the oprod rubs it, and also on the oprod ledge beside to oprod tab track.

5) Rub grease all over your operating rod spring and lightly grease the part of the oprod that slides on the operating rod guide (the thing attached to the barrel the oprod rides in).

6) Run your gas system DRY.

Now re-assemble everythign and when putting in the trigger group, make sure the dished out part of the hammer that the bolt rides over is greased too. Yuo can also lightly grease the hammer hooks.

Should solve your problem.
 
lol i love the amount of support you can get on these forum. I put 3 boxes threw it and she is working perfectly now. The sights were way off but i got her shooting good now. Thanks to everybody for the advice.
 
patience, you might have a good 'un, there

...gotta let you know... just got a 2.5 inch group at 100 yards with the stock sights and I'm therefore pleased as punch with my $400 M14s... and it looks like you might be on the same road.

Bone stock, just a little bit of observation, analysis and work to improve a couple of things, no biggies. Have figured out a handload for the gun, mind you...

Practice practice practice... your rifle might be as good as mine, eh? ;) Wellcome to the club! :dancingbanana:
 
actualy it was wierd, when it would not chamber there was a deep dent just at the beginning of the bottleneck. Now that the rounds are chambering correctly there is no dent. I dont know what it was.
 
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