M1 Problems
Questions first - These are not handloads but full power ball ammo? Your gas nut under the muzzle is tight and the surface is clean? The rear of the bolt as well as inside and outside lug tracks are greased as well as the op rod where it glides on the barrel? The gas tube is reasonably clean? The op rod is not bent? My hunch is that the bolt is not coming back far enough to pick up the round and cock the trigger. That would mean you were not getting the proper energy to the op rod. If ammo is good and lube is good I would look at the gas hole into the barrel. You may get a better answer from someone else here. If you don't I would go to www.jouster.com where all the M1/M14 guys hang. Best of luck, I hope it is an easy fix for you. JB :?
Questions first - These are not handloads but full power ball ammo? Your gas nut under the muzzle is tight and the surface is clean? The rear of the bolt as well as inside and outside lug tracks are greased as well as the op rod where it glides on the barrel? The gas tube is reasonably clean? The op rod is not bent? My hunch is that the bolt is not coming back far enough to pick up the round and cock the trigger. That would mean you were not getting the proper energy to the op rod. If ammo is good and lube is good I would look at the gas hole into the barrel. You may get a better answer from someone else here. If you don't I would go to www.jouster.com where all the M1/M14 guys hang. Best of luck, I hope it is an easy fix for you. JB :?