Brownwater
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First let me say that I know all about the lack of quality and collectability of these rifles, then let me say that I inherited it from my late father-in-law who bought it at a pawn shop back in the '60s. Then, I have to say that I'm a bolt-action guy & know little or nothing about semi-automatics and how gas systems are supposed to fit together. Now for my question:
I took this rifle to the range to shoot it for the first time on Saturday. It had immediate feed problems, so I fired a couple more rounds by hand-feeding it, then packed it up.
My first thought was the gas system, so this morning I broke it down to look at the piston and cylinder. The first thing I noticed was that the piston nut was loose and the piston sorta flopped around in the cylinder and even had noticeable side-to-side movement. This can't be normal....do I replace the piston? How snugly should it fit? Thanks, Butch
I took this rifle to the range to shoot it for the first time on Saturday. It had immediate feed problems, so I fired a couple more rounds by hand-feeding it, then packed it up.
My first thought was the gas system, so this morning I broke it down to look at the piston and cylinder. The first thing I noticed was that the piston nut was loose and the piston sorta flopped around in the cylinder and even had noticeable side-to-side movement. This can't be normal....do I replace the piston? How snugly should it fit? Thanks, Butch
