Hello everyone! I recently stumbled upon these forums and decided to register in order to ask a question I've had for awhile.
11 years ago my dad gifted me with a 1943 M1 Garand on my 18th birthday. It has been my favorite rifle in my collection ever since. It is an extremely sweet shooter but there has always been one issue. I'll do my best to explain the situation below.
After I have locked the bolt back and insert a clip the bolt does not release on its own. Not even a little. In order to release the bolt I have to pull the action back again, sometimes several times, until it eventually releases. I have watched others reload their garands and as soon as the clip is inserted and downward pressure removed the bolt releases and begins moving forward, sometimes requiring a bit of a bump but nothing more. Mine does not do this.
I did some research and found that this could be due to wear on the operating rod hooks, operations rod catch, or bullet guide. Should I order replacement parts in order to fix the issue? I broke her down last night and applied some fresh grease hoping to help but there was no change.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
11 years ago my dad gifted me with a 1943 M1 Garand on my 18th birthday. It has been my favorite rifle in my collection ever since. It is an extremely sweet shooter but there has always been one issue. I'll do my best to explain the situation below.
After I have locked the bolt back and insert a clip the bolt does not release on its own. Not even a little. In order to release the bolt I have to pull the action back again, sometimes several times, until it eventually releases. I have watched others reload their garands and as soon as the clip is inserted and downward pressure removed the bolt releases and begins moving forward, sometimes requiring a bit of a bump but nothing more. Mine does not do this.
I did some research and found that this could be due to wear on the operating rod hooks, operations rod catch, or bullet guide. Should I order replacement parts in order to fix the issue? I broke her down last night and applied some fresh grease hoping to help but there was no change.
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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