Hey Guys,
Well this is my first official post in regards to my newly acquired Norinco m305 Shorty.
A little back story, I purchased this rifle (SFRC online) as well as some A1A mags (wolverine Supplies) and a Op Rod spring + guide kit (brownells) while working "out west" and had it delivered to my house in Nova Scotia. The shipping worked out perfectly and all the items arrived ahead of schedule. The wood stock + shorty combo was on sale and I just couldn't pass it up, though I still have second thoughts about getting the short barrel.
My friend and I went to the local range to test out my new toy as well as some of his rifles. At one point we decided to switch weapons, while I was firing his weapon I noticed in my peripherals that he was having feed troubles; firing on the range ceased and we attempted to fix this issue.
Under close inspection of the weapon, I noticed that there was some wear on the metal lips attached to the wood stock which I assume was to keep the Op Rod in place. The sliding pin which holds the op rod in place was moving to the open position allowing the op rod to slide toward the mag. When the op rod was in the untethered position the mag would not load. The untethered op rod would also cause the front end of the loaded mag to dip which resulted in miss feeding.
Is there any suggestions as to rectify this? I was thinking about bending one of the metal tabs to inhibit the pin from sliding to the open position during firing. Id hate to begin altering / bending metal if it is unnecessary.
I have taken some photos of the weapon and key components.
PS: I do understand that the A1A mags do not have the front hole and in turn will have wear
Well this is my first official post in regards to my newly acquired Norinco m305 Shorty.
A little back story, I purchased this rifle (SFRC online) as well as some A1A mags (wolverine Supplies) and a Op Rod spring + guide kit (brownells) while working "out west" and had it delivered to my house in Nova Scotia. The shipping worked out perfectly and all the items arrived ahead of schedule. The wood stock + shorty combo was on sale and I just couldn't pass it up, though I still have second thoughts about getting the short barrel.
My friend and I went to the local range to test out my new toy as well as some of his rifles. At one point we decided to switch weapons, while I was firing his weapon I noticed in my peripherals that he was having feed troubles; firing on the range ceased and we attempted to fix this issue.
Under close inspection of the weapon, I noticed that there was some wear on the metal lips attached to the wood stock which I assume was to keep the Op Rod in place. The sliding pin which holds the op rod in place was moving to the open position allowing the op rod to slide toward the mag. When the op rod was in the untethered position the mag would not load. The untethered op rod would also cause the front end of the loaded mag to dip which resulted in miss feeding.
Is there any suggestions as to rectify this? I was thinking about bending one of the metal tabs to inhibit the pin from sliding to the open position during firing. Id hate to begin altering / bending metal if it is unnecessary.
I have taken some photos of the weapon and key components.
PS: I do understand that the A1A mags do not have the front hole and in turn will have wear
