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Hey Guys,
I just picked up an M305, came with a rail and scope and got a great price. I took it out to shoot some 150gr Win. PP through it, and had TWO jams in the first 20 rounds (one of which took a decent bite out of my pic rail with some encouragement from the bolt!), not to mention I don't think the previous owner fired the rifle at all, as the scope is nothing close to sighted in.
In any case, I know there are a myriad of improvements which can be done on these rifles, and if I'm willing to throw a reasonable amount of money at it I was hoping there was someone who could undertake these for me. Is there anyone who does this regularly, who would stock some basic USGI parts, and can also check the rifle over for me?
I'm in NS, and I doubt very much that there is anyone locally who does much M14/M305 work. This thing supposedly only has 100rds down the pipe, and by the look of it, I'm inclined to believe that.
 
M14 Doctor.

This is a Canadian firearms forum, a place for firearms owners to join together to be greater as a whole than it's individual pieces. Why don't you take the time to enter in a rough location for yourself and then people local to you may be more than happy to meet with you and help you out.
 
I haven't taken the time to edit my profile because (as you can see) I rarely post on GunNutz, even though I have been a member for four years. I frequent the forum whenever I have need of the best information on the web, for Canadian gun owners. As far as I'm concerned the board is a treasure.
Given that I've said in my post that I'm from Nova Scotia, and given the size of the province, I don't feel a need to be more specific than that. I am a member (under the same username) over on NSH, and frequent that forum regularly also.
I'll do a search on M14 Doctor and see what I can come up with. Thanks
 
I understand you about not wanting to post your exact address on here. When I first joined I had my town name on here, but took it back to my county to be more vague.

I've seen many posts where someone has a problem and then someone local goes and fixes it for them or they meet at a local range and work on the problem. I think that's great.

M14 Doctor does have a website, google will find it quick. Good luck with your problem, I hope you get it sorted.
 
I'd think that the best approach would be DIY with a helping hand from Hungry or the other folks on this forum. At a minimum you'll need to know how to strip and maintain the rifle. If you can do this, you can do any of the regular tweaks as well.

The "jam" sounds like a cartridge case is being caught under your scope mount. You mention a chunk being taken out of your pic rail which I assume is the scope mount. Some scope mounts are known to cause ejection problems where there isn't a sloping ramp machined into the right underside of the mount to permit sufficient room for case ejection. If this is the issue with your scope mount, the answer is a new scope mount or some work with a file (nasty looking but it works).
 
m14doctor , i believe is now called 45acpking , or something like that .

BUT i thought he was either going into retirement , or is now in retirement from the m-14 thing .

btw i am under the understanding that the m14doctor website is owned by someone else and not the person whom we know as m14doctor .
 
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When I emailed M14Doctor.com about a month ago asking about what services they offered, I was told "sorry, gunsmithing is no longer part of our operation".
 
I appreciate all the responses guys. I suppose if M14Doctor has closed up shop (and by the sounds of it he has) then I will have to get my hands greasy and go to work on this thing. I was hoping there was someone who could offer 'one stop shopping' so to speak, for all the recommended parts. Pr589, you are correct, however the first jam, stove pipe, stoppage, whatever you want to call it, was cause by spent brass getting jammed between the bolt and receiver. Likely I have more than one issue, but I'm sure some quality time with the rifle, and some time spent at the range will be enough to work out the kinks.
As for what needs to be done to improve the shooting characteristics, bolt, and gas system on this rifle, this has obviously been gone over lots on this forum, and I'll spend some more time with the search function to figure out what to buy and where.
Thanks-
 
Yes M14 doctor is the man however I think he might be too busy and not taking anymore new jobs.

It won't hurt to PM him he is on the forum as a non-business member under 45ACPKING just send him a message and see what happen may be you'll got lucky and able to squeeze you in.
 
the majority of 'upgrades' are really parts swaps (sights, op rod spring guide, springs, etc). some tuning tasks, like the "hungry trigger job" are boring but easy for anyone with a couple of free hours and a tube of toothpaste or a few other random things you can get at Canadian Tire. for any of these mods, i would suggest a DIY approach as faster by far and cost effective. shimming the gas system is easy too.

the ones where you need a clinic/gunsmith are really 1) unitizing the gas system, 2) removing the flash hider and 3) indexing the barrel (although there are ways to get them done without help, help, (and specialized tools) is usually welcome for those ones)

your specific stovepipe issue is likely caused by the ejector spring being too strong, and the spent case bouncing off the scope mount and back into the breech rather than cleanly ejecting (at least that's what caused it on mine). changing to GI springs is a likely fix, or trimming the existing norinco spring 1/2 coil at a time until it works correctly. disassembling and reassembling the bolt is somewhat finicky and tedious, but can be done with your hands, a nail or punch, and a spent 30-06 casing. a bolt tool makes it much easier if you can locate one. there are youtube videos on how to do it.

try removing the scope mount and shooting irons for a session, and see if the rifle cycles correctly without the scope mount on.
 
This is a true diamond in the rough. Half the fun of this platform is "cutting and polishing" or working on that diamond! :D And that's why I truly enjoy delivering the M14 clinics, and watching your confidence levels climb! Anybody in the NS area available to mentor the OP ??

Cheers,
Barney
 
The M305 is a pretty amazing platform to learn to customize. There is almost every thing you need to know already on this forum in the way of stickies or posts. The members here are incredibly good at answering questions and giving opinions.. Good or bad ;).

Post a few pictures of your rifle and an idea of what you would like to do to it? What type of parts you would like to replace. Then perhaps we can help more?
 
romurra said:
the majority of 'upgrades' are really parts swaps (sights, op rod spring guide, springs, etc). some tuning tasks, like the "hungry trigger job" are boring but easy for anyone with a couple of free hours and a tube of toothpaste or a few other random things you can get at Canadian Tire. for any of these mods, i would suggest a DIY approach as faster by far and cost effective. shimming the gas system is easy too.

the ones where you need a clinic/gunsmith are really 1) unitizing the gas system, 2) removing the flash hider and 3) indexing the barrel (although there are ways to get them done without help, help, (and specialized tools) is usually welcome for those ones)

your specific stovepipe issue is likely caused by the ejector spring being too strong, and the spent case bouncing off the scope mount and back into the breech rather than cleanly ejecting (at least that's what caused it on mine). changing to GI springs is a likely fix, or trimming the existing norinco spring 1/2 coil at a time until it works correctly. disassembling and reassembling the bolt is somewhat finicky and tedious, but can be done with your hands, a nail or punch, and a spent 30-06 casing. a bolt tool makes it much easier if you can locate one. there are youtube videos on how to do it.

try removing the scope mount and shooting irons for a session, and see if the rifle cycles correctly without the scope mount on.
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Removing the flash hider= super easy DIY theres even a youtube video for us gunnewbs
 
It's true, I am the "guy" known as M14Doctor. However , the "website" M14Doctor is NOT me.
At this time I am taking what may be a permanent break from M14 riflesmithing and such.

I'll throw some advice out there though.
If the rifle is jamming ejected brass between action and scope mount, take it off and see if it cycles as it should. I've seen many mounts cause brass jamming. Some mounts can be relieved of material in key areas. Often this issue is solved by correcting the chinese ejector and extractor spring length.
 
I wanted to dredge this thread up from the dead to thank you guys for all of your input. I set this rifle aside shortly after this thread and have only gotten back to it over the last few months. I've purchase the M-14.com mount and found that it fixed the majority of my issues (you were all correct, the scope mount I had was causing the spent brass to bounce back and jam up). Moreover, I've had great luck with the accuracy of the rifle in stock form (Redfield 3x9x40) and shooting commercial 150gr. Federal and Winchester soft points.
This is really the first time I've had good luck installing a scope mount and sighting in a scope properly, on my own. What a ton of fun this thing is to take to the range, and it's about as versatile as they come.
Now I'm starting to think about shooting greater distances. Accuracy at 100yds is going to be my next goal, and I'm toying with buying some parts from Armtac or another supplier. I don't have the foggiest idea what parts will provide the best gain per dollar (or what modifications for that matter). I'm quite pleased with the rifle and can't wait to see what I can make it do.

Thanks so much for your input guys, I can't tell you how great it is to have this resource.
 
Start with an op rod spring guide that's NM dimensioned or cylindrical, your factory supplied unit is FLAT and not encouraging for match accuracy but designed for battle (read: zombies, deer, bears, moose, elk, truck use) accuracy.

That's the best $40ish you will ever spend. If you are an iron sight guy (that's all I know) then by all means see if you Zhinese factory high school machined rear sights work repeatably. I just replaced mine with Italy/Greece/Bohemian M1 Garand rear sight components that I found on ebay... :D Hey , it works for me! :)

Then, come and visit an M14Doctor or Hungry (tacticalteacher) clinic where we empower you to tweak this platform!

Cheers and enjoy the addiction!

Barney
 
I hear he is looking at being semi retired in the new year, meaning he May be re opening his M14 bench. But to what degree I am unsure. Read something about this on the forum in the last couple weeks. Pm him and get the truth right from him.

Cheers
W99
 
You guys are great, thanks very much for the advice. I'm pleased to hear that 45acpking might be getting back into the biz, and funds permitting I'd love to send my M-14 off for some attention.
I'll see if I can pick up a spring guide asap, that makes sense given how the spring seems to bunch or bind over the flat guide!

Cheers guys!
 
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