M305 safety issue....

[MarkArma180]

Hey guys,

I just recently got a Norc m305 it's dressed up in a usgi synthetic stock and has a vltor cluster rail. I love this gun. I bought it off a fellow CGN'r and when I got it I was giving it a function test and found that I couldn't operate the safety. It engages but doesn't stay it just pops out. When I took the Trigger assembly out nothing seems wrong. But it just clicks in and out never staying on safe. Has anyone else ran I to this? Is it a simple fix or do I need a smith to look at it. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks Mark

 

[ipscgraz]

Does the safety disengage by itself when the trigger group is removed from the rifle?

Is the rifle "cocked" when you try this?

 

[MarkArma180]

Stripped it and reassembled It now it works but is very hard to engage. Are they usually very hard to manipulate?

 

[emerson]

Mine is stiff too.

 

[LuckyLuc82]

you're going to feel so silly once you do a search on the topic, this has been addressed a number of times. I could tell you what the answer is but I'm sure you will figure it out soon enough.

 

[Tengoo]

The safeties on the these rifles are _very_ stiff when new. Just work them back and forth for a few hours [a fun activity while watching TV!] and they lighten up...

 

[chalkriver]

The safety will not engage unless the rifle is cocked.
To lighten up the safety I put mine in a vice with the trigger guard undone and facing up.
I taped the trigger guard out of the way and put a screwdriver through the hole in the safety.I used two hands and then I worked the safety back and forth ALOT

This loosened mine up .

 

[Buzzballer]

Keep playing with it.. And it will get loose.

 

[pres717]

I had the same problem and couldnt get the trigger mechanism to stay in at all. I had to get a gun smith to do it for me.

 

[chalkriver]

To MarkArma 180 and Pres717 did you do the trigger test after assembly to ensure the hammer doesn't follow the bolt forward ?

This is a very important test ...

 

[joe-boy]

Keep playing with it.. And it will get loose.

Alas, that applies to far too many things .......

 

[adriel]

I use a pen. Just rip at that thing for a while and it'll smooth up.