need help please. norinco m14s..damage? safe?

[frenchyguy]

hello. i bought a norinco m14s from a fellow, and i have never seen one before. is this normal to the gun? or is there something dangerous? i have seen alot of guns, but nothing like this. all input is welcome. here are the pics. please note the bottom of the bolt,the feeding ramp, and the beginning of the barrel. something to me seems very wrong.

 

[tiriaq]

I can't see anything untoward.
What do you think is wrong?

 

[5440fight]

I see lots of cosmolene...

 

[reccman]

Looks normal

 

[tiriaq]

Yes, a bit of cleaning would be in order, particularly around the ejector.

 

[RobSmith]

Other than it needing a good cleaning, I can't see anything wrong there either.

 

[frenchyguy]

fantastic. thats what i wanted to know. thank you guys!i have never seen this type of rifle, and it just looked wrong to me for some reason. many thanks!

 

[Hungry]

Looks great to me... maybe my #### will fall off if I miss some detail

Give it a good cleaning. Hot water and some laundry detergent!

and welcome to the M14 addiction.

Barney

 

[-DeerStalker-]

What was your concern?

The areas that are milled bellow the chamber are to guide the bullet and in turn the cartridge into the chamber. If they weren't there the cartridge would jam and hold the bolt open.

I can see how you may have thought the steel was chipped or something. Im just speculating on your concerns though

Clean it, shoot it...love it.

 

[rdelliott]

Mmmm... cosmoline. Can't wait for Ben & Jerry's to launch their new Cosmoline Ripple flavour.

Lots of cosmoline, no visible defects. YOUR AUDIENCE DEMANDS A RANGE REPORT!

 

[jessekf]

I used loads of boiling water to get all the cosmoline off of my M14. It works like a hot damn!

 

[ipscgraz]

Varsol's easier...

 

[fnrob]

Varsol's easier...

It worked for me.

 

[Satain]

Looks great to me... maybe my #### will fall off if I miss some detail

Give it a good cleaning. Hot water and some laundry detergent!

and welcome to the M14 addiction.

Barney

Totaly dissassembely it. Lotz of hot water and some cleaning detergent. Dry & re-lube/re-grease it. Now get some surplus & go bang, bang, bang.! Then mic the brass and see what the head space is. Post back here and the Guru's Hungry & M14Doctor can tell you the details on whats good for feeding it. Or you can choose the lazy man's way and PM M14Doctor for his accurizing & once over service package.

 

[saskgunowner101]

I posted a similar thread when I got my rifle. I hadn't seen a chamber like these have before. My rifle came in a light oil and not cosmoline though.

 

[scrubfox]

Hot water? No, no, no...Naptha is the way to go! But then again i like to live dangerously...

 

[liberty]

Real men use gasoline ....JUST KIDDING..DON'T DO IT.

 

[john@]

Just so you know what you're getting into, do a search here for the thread about the guy that put his M-14 in the dishwasher, yes it degreased it good. and yes it rusted it good.

 

[M14Doctor]

"Simply Green" detergent is what I now recommend for degreasing/decosmolining. ECO friendly and works superbly.
Just remember... Once clean, and you are re lubing with grease, no oil or grease in gas system or bolt. Theses must be clean and dry inside at all times.

 

[PatD]

Brake cleaner also works great. Dries fast, and leaves no residue.