m1a feeding problems
I bought an m1a and was so excited to shoot it. Until I found that it wont chamber rounds often. It's usually the first couple rounds of each magazine. (Using USGI mags and the factory 10 round mag) Usually if I push the bullet down into the clip and pull back the bolt and slowly release it forward while I get my hand out of the chamber it loads a round properly.
I'm shooting NATO milsurplus rounds, and the rifle is brand new.
Need some help because it's annoying, not to mention emberassing when shooting with friends!
Thanks guys.
I'm shooting NATO milsurplus rounds, and the rifle is brand new.
Need some help because it's annoying, not to mention emberassing when shooting with friends!
Thanks guys.
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Never heard of this before... is it a Texas or Springfield M1A? Or is it a Poly-tech/import?
I forget the Texas outfit that produced M14 receivers years ago (early 70's??).
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sr.... I have experienced what you are describing. It is usually due to a very strong mag spring. When you top off a "new" mag with 20 rnds, the first and sometimes second rnds are under so much spring pressure that the bolt has trouble "getting them moving".
Never "ride" the bolt forward with your hand, let it fly on its own, thats the way the gun was designed to work. I will bet that this does not happen when shooting, but only when manually loading the chamber with the loaded mag in place.
What make of M1A do you have?
Joe
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LL has it, let er fly.. 0 -
It's a standard springfield m1a. Thanks a lot for the input you guys, is there anything else I can do to stop this from happening? Should I store my mags loaded to loosen the spring? 0 -
The springs used in USGI mags do not lose their set for many years, so that won't work. Are you sure that these are original USGI mags, & that they weren't rebuilt & new springs installed?
One inexpensive thing you might try is to replace your rifle's op rod spring.
Your only other choice is to load all mags with 2 rounds less than capacity.
Neal0 -
You may want to grease (not lube) your bolt. Buddy of mine was having problems at the range with his M1A, this old codger came over and helped us out, put some white lithium(sp) grease on the bolt and solved that problem.
Regards,
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We never put 20 rounds in a mag. You just never knew when the spring would push the first round against the top of the mag in just the wrong way. Try 18 or 16 rounds per mag. Don't treat military type rifles "nice", it's not an Anschutz target rifle. Let the bolt fly to the closed position under its own spring power.
If the problem still persists, you may want to replace the mag release button. The tab on the back of the mags set the height of the mag in the breech. The top of mag release may be short or long.
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Hello, i too have had this problem. As long as you have pointy bullets it will feed fine if... ... you absolutely never ever slow the bolt while feeding or put the cartrige into the chamber. Well, you can, but it wont solve your problem. when you are putting in a new mag, and the chamber is open, just push slighly down and back on the bolt handle, and it should load fine. if putting in a new mag and the chamber is closed, then just pull back and release. If you do have to hand feed it for some reason, make sure the bolt is closed all the way, you actually have to push it, it will click. It is very important that you do this. That is me just trying to help you, from my experiences.
Martin0 -
putting a few thousand rounds through it will help a lot.
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