M1 Garand problem...
I was firing single rounds in my Garand. Third time , I could hear the firing pin hit...round never went off. Now I can't pull back the bolt handle. Any ideas?
Its now sitting in a gun case waiting a trip to the gunsmith...
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"Live Round" in the chamber? That's going to cost extra. If you can find a smith who'll deal with it.
I say find and join a Garand Forum then ask the "expert" there.
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drop the trigger assy
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Follow up... I got the round out. I examined it.. there was an indent in the primer. A dud. Why I had trouble pulling back the bolt, I don't know...it works fine now.
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With the Garand, you should always load rounds in the standard 8 rd clip, or the reduced round clip called a "SLED". Do not lock the bolt back & drop a single round in the chamber.
Neal
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nmyers: 30432551602203/comments/30432587516827
With the Garand, you should always load rounds in the standard 8 rd clip, or the reduced round clip called a "SLED". Do not lock the bolt back & drop a single round in the chamber.
Neal
Thanks! Good to know...
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ltcdoty - Did you AK the charging handle? Like kick starting a motorcycle?
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yoshmyster: 30432551602203/comments/30432584692891
ltcdoty - Did you AK the charging handle? Like kick starting a motorcycle?
I don't know what I did. I fiddled with the charging handle again after I let it sit for awhile. I yanked on it, it came back and ejected the round.
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Beware of the Garand "fhumb"
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Do not lock the bolt back & drop a single round in the chamber.
There is no bolt lock on the Garand----I wish there was----Don't ask me why!!
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After the fact: The possible reason for the stuck bolt and light strike= a slightly oversize case that prevented the bolt from going fully into battery and also resisted extraction.
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If it's ammo related, what type of ammo used? new factory, reloads, surplus military, foreign , old ?
A tiny bit of grit, dirt, an out of spec case, are only a few things that could stop a full chambering, and cause hard extraction.
Clean and quality ammo along with a clean chamber and proper loading using a grand clip is essential
for proper and consistent operation .
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