Marstar M14 Arrival Report and pictures

HEAR!
HEAR!!
Good Call Hungry!!!
I'll give you all the low down on how a "Professional Painter" prepares and finishes this wood.
  1. Remove all parts from stock or cover remained parts in painters tape. (green cheep stuff)
  2. Soak a rag in Mohawk Wax Wash and rub all over wooden area's. (Repeat this process a minimum of five times & allow at least 1 hour between wash)
  3. Sand out any imperfections and smooth stock by starting at 220 then 330 and finish with 400. (Be sure to run your hands all over the stock to ensure smoothness)
  4. Take Methyl Hydrate and soak rag then wipe down stock. (Repeat this process a minimum of three times)
  5. Take Old Master's American Walnut Wiping Stain and apply it to the stock. (Repeat this process a minimum of five times)
  6. Take Varithane Diamond Coat Spray Can and proceed to apply minimum of three coats. (Allow minimum 4 hours between coats)
As for the disassembly & reassembly instructions click on the link below it even has "pictures" to show you how to do it;
http://www.surplusrifle.com/m14m1a/rifledisassembly/index.asp
If you want to have a paper copy print this link;
http://www.surplusrifle.com/m14m1a/rifledisassembly/pdf/m14m1adisassembly.pdf
 
I have to say Hungry has one more talent in his arsenal of talents. He has a gift of putting people at ease....he put me at ease and I stopped worrying about some of the things I considered issues that were disconcerting enough for me to start worrying about my #### falling off if I pull the trigger with a round in the chamber.

However, in a defense of all newbies, and I, for one, am definitely one of them (I discovered this site after I ordered my M14), we have a slightly different situation. Here are some common patterns I realized after reading this forum:

1. The latest batch of M14 was not assembled from freshly manufactured parts that came off manufacturing lines, rather, they came from left over parts, possibly from various sites/warehouses so fit and finish of metal parts is questionable as the parts could have been manufactured at different points in time and places.

2. They were not covered in the thick cosmoline gunk, just nicely oiled using some sawing machine lube of questionable quality and scent.

3. Stocks on the latest batch were dirty, stinky and thickly covered with mould. These stocks look like they were lying in some very dark and very damp cellar for many decades. Marstar people, when they copied down the serial numbers, only made tiny surgical cuts in the plastic bag the rifles were packed in, not completely opened as the previous batch rifles. Of couse, Marstar people found the stocks too disgusting to bother completely opening the plastic wrapping.

4. The sicky notes and some of the threads in this forum can make a newbie paranoid about yer #### falling off if you chamber a round in this boomstick.

We just want to make sure our dicks (and anyones elses' around us) are still attached after we take these rifles to our shooting ranges just to get few fired cases for headspace measurement. Sorry...after all my #### is more dear to me than this M14.....but I have to say, this forum made me absolutely fascinated with this rifles and things you can do them and how they bring people from across the country and abroad united in a common goal.

Luv ya all, M14 maniacs!!!

:D
 
Woha!
R u telling me that the numbers that are engraved on your stock, barrel and bolt carrier are not all matching? How come mine are??? Also my bag was never opened and it was smothered in thick tare substance? And yes it did have white mold on the stock.
:confused:
Interesting...
Was your barrel been fired before? It looked like mine had been test fired but never cleaned.
 
heres mine no mold looks good shots good and i cant wait to start tuning.
SeanscameraJune2008006.jpg
 
Hungry speaks the truth, guys. You read the stickies or anything by Clint McKee, you get nervous. Relax, clean them up, and have some fun and a few hundred rounds through them before you do anything else.

Once you get a feel for the rifle you'll have a better idea of what you want to do with it.
 
Great Rifles

Took the new M14S out to the range at TSE today. I took it out last week, but all but two of the rifle bays were out of commission and there was a Christmas line up. I fired ten rounds at a target stuck 50 meters out just to make sure the thing worked. A-OK. Took it out today and had the range to myself. It was right on for windage and about an inch low. An adjustment and they were all going in the bullseye. Great rifle.
I did not take it apart, I simply wiped the excess oil off asnd wiped off the white stuff with the oily rag. Then I cleaned the bore with CLP and put CLP on the working parts. No white stuff came back after 2 weeks. The stock is great and not soft at all.

I bought springs and recoil rod and a USGI stock, but nothing extra is needed.

No need to add anything to it, it's a great rifle as is. And please don't put anything in the dishwasher.:D
 
Hey guys nice rifles here...
you wanna make sure to give them a good clean in the Dishwasher before you head out to the range...
:D:D:D
 
Broker don't forget this rifle is to be lubricated with grease not oil,right? CLPs just for protection from the environment,right?
 
carbonrod said:
I wouldn't use clp on an m-14. I don't know that it won't work, I just know that snowmobile grease does work. Hot cold. It does not matter.
Click to expand...

I guess the US Military made a big mistake!
Drop them a line with a sample and tell them all their tests were wrong.:ar15:
I will switch to snowmobile grease immediately on all my guns, right after I put them through the dishwasher.:D
 
Broker.Grease is not used in extreme cold or intense heat according to the guys who wrote the manual.Your gun, use what you want.
 
I've recently started lubing all my guns with synthetic, high temp (2800*), waterproof grease. So far the guns have functioned much better than they did with oil.
 
Seriously guys, the grease isn't a big deal, on virtually any semi-automatic gun. In the world of lubricants anything your gun will see outside the barrel isn't "extreme" at all and there are plenty of things that will work just fine in any temperatures that would probably stop you from shooting.

Many greases, like some bearing grease for example have excellent operating ranges from -50c to 300c and although they may not be as slippery as some other lubricants, that doesn't matter, because even a full auto gun doesn't have any parts (other than the bullet) that move fast enough that they would require any kind of super lubricant unless it's designed to operate for extended periods of time or has an abnormally high cycle rate.
 
Broker said:
I guess the US Military made a big mistake!
Drop them a line with a sample and tell them all their tests were wrong.:ar15:
I will switch to snowmobile grease immediately on all my guns, right after I put them through the dishwasher.:D
Click to expand...

Lol. I wouldn't put, nor recommend any one put a gun part in their dishwasher. Sounds stupid to me for a bunch of reasons.

Looks like the CLP recommendation is correct as far as the USMC says:
"Cold Climate Care - For temperatures below freezing, all moisture and excess lubricant
must be removed to keep the rifle working properly. The U. S. Navy prescribes a light
coat of the synthetic blend, Cleaner Lubricant Preservative (CLP), in subzero
temperature. The Mk 14 Mod 0 operator manual states CLP will provide adequate
lubrication between 0 and - 35 degrees Fahrenheit in areas where grease is normally
applied with the exception of the bolt roller. Regardless, it is best to keep the rifle outside
in the cold air in such conditions. Without risking loss of life or limb, cover the rifle with
cover (poncho, blanket, tarp, etc.) to protect it from snow or ice. If the rifle is brought into
a heated space, do not clean it until the rifle has reached room temperature."
 
A question from a non M305 owner, for those who got the miss matched and/or molded rifles. Were you notified in advance of these short comings? If not, I would be one unhappy customer!:mad:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom