Can't rack.

[Scranton640]

The operating rod and bolt get stuck and I can't pull it back without field stripping it. It seams the bolt doesn't want to rotate fully. I've had the gun for 2 years and it has only just started. I was thinking it was the operating rod. Any thoughts?

[RDS]

Does it do it when the hammer is cocked or only when the hammer is in the fired position?

[Scranton640]

Firing position.

[RDS]

Do you have a spare trigger group to try it with or a spare hammer. I have ran into this same problem in the past. I solved it by changing hammers.

[Scranton640]

I do not. Are they expensive?

[RDS]

A good hammer is about $35.00. A complete trigger group is about $75.00 to $125.00.

[Scranton640]

Could the operating rod have anything to do with it? Or the spring?

[TJT]

Yes, and probably not, respectively.
Jon

[RDS]

If it cycles with out the trigger group installed its not the op rod or op rod spring. Check the hammer nose for chips or deformities.

[Prince Humperdink]

Does it still pass the "tilt test"?

[TJT]

Come on Ryan. Everyone knows the tilt test is waaaaay over rated. Only 2 of my 4 M1's pass the test and of the 2 that don't, 1 of them is the most accurate of the lot.
Jon

[Phil McGrath]

Something somewhere is binding, I would first start looking at the trigger group parts hammer, hammer spring, pins and work up from there.

[Prince Humperdink]

Come on Ryan. Everyone knows the tilt test is waaaaay over rated. Only 2 of my 4 M1's pass the test and of the 2 that don't, 1 of them is the most accurate of the lot.
Jon

Yes,absolutely Jon,but I had a bent oprod once that wouldn't let the bolt cycle.Once I "re bent "it, it worked.

[Jersey Devil]

How many rounds have you put through it over the last two years?

Do you disassemble it after each range outing??

[lapriester]

Are you lifting up on the op rod handle when you pull it back? A little wear over time combined with doing that will cause the whole works to bind up if the tab slightly disengages from the bolt.