Hello, I seem to be on what I hope is my last speed bump in my process of unboxing and cleaning my new m14. The problem is my safety doesn't work, it will not switch to the safe position, I took out the trigger mechanism and the safety doesn't travel hardly at all before it hits another piece of metal, which is preventing it from going any farther. Thanks in advance for any much needed expertise.
Safety not working on m14
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forgive me, but did you #### it first?
the new ones can be fairly stiff- as long as you've got it out of the stock, pull down on the hammer, put on the safety, release the safety and let the hammer go forward UNDER CONTROL- do this a bunch of times and it'll loosen everything up
oh, and btw, download fm23-8 - and READ IT- there's far too many of these elementary questions showing up
the new ones can be fairly stiff- as long as you've got it out of the stock, pull down on the hammer, put on the safety, release the safety and let the hammer go forward UNDER CONTROL- do this a bunch of times and it'll loosen everything up
oh, and btw, download fm23-8 - and READ IT- there's far too many of these elementary questions showing up
You are both right, I'm a big time noobie, after Tstar mentioned it might be stiff I thought I would take another shot at it...... I'm a donkey, but wow, it's dang stiff! Regardless, thanks for the expertise. By the way, do you do any clinics closer to Kitchener? Or do I need to make the drive, I hear your clinics are a must.
Ah... here's the suggestion to smooth things up. Look for the contact points at your safety when it is pushed rearwards.
Locate the point at which it captures the hammer. Now dab some toothpaste there and work the safety back and forth a few (dozen) times.
If the Leafs were playing, I would suggest the entire game! But all NHL are locked out! So you might have to watch an NFL game while playing with your trigger group.
cheers,
Barney
And clinics only happen when pointman/men at their gun clubs arrange that location for me. It's not as easy as you think. Hence my choice of locations and timings. I would dearly love to run more clinics but over the horizon (metaphor here), my time might be very finite.
Locate the point at which it captures the hammer. Now dab some toothpaste there and work the safety back and forth a few (dozen) times.
If the Leafs were playing, I would suggest the entire game! But all NHL are locked out! So you might have to watch an NFL game while playing with your trigger group.
cheers,
Barney
And clinics only happen when pointman/men at their gun clubs arrange that location for me. It's not as easy as you think. Hence my choice of locations and timings. I would dearly love to run more clinics but over the horizon (metaphor here), my time might be very finite.
i'm kind of looking forward to the lockout- last time it happened cbc broadcast old 1930's movies with all their political incorrectness( you know aunt jamima, pappy and all the rest of them southern folks)cause that was the only thing left in the vault they didn't have to pay royalties on- and of course, TREVOR HOWARD's muntiny on the bounty, errol flynn's robinhood, and captain blood
When you are breaking in the trigger or the safety, either wear work gloves (for the trigger) or use two softwood dowels (for the safety -- one for on, one for off) as you work them. This will help you avoid ugly blisters from the repetitive motion.
When working the trigger, use some tape to hold the pins in the trigger group so they don't slip out while the trigger group is out of the stock. I find working the safety is easier in the stock.
It does take a couple of hours to get a real change in the ease of action, but the good news is you don't have to do it all at one sitting.
When working the trigger, use some tape to hold the pins in the trigger group so they don't slip out while the trigger group is out of the stock. I find working the safety is easier in the stock.
It does take a couple of hours to get a real change in the ease of action, but the good news is you don't have to do it all at one sitting.
