greyling22
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CMP garand, new walnut stock installed.
rifle fails to cycle reliably with my reloads of 150grn fmj over 45.5grns of h4895.
I failed the tilt test with some binding of the op rod to the stock, so I relieved the stock and tried again. It's still binding up somewhere. I coated the inside of the stock with lipstick and couldn't find any rubbing marks. I pulled the gas cylinder (still binding) and observed the ferrule not touching the op rod.
When the stock is removed the op rod moves freely.
When the stock is installed, but without the trigger group, the op rod moves freely.
When I install the trigger group and start to lock it down is when I start to get binding. It takes a lot of effort to get the trigger guard closed. There are wear marks between the op rod and the barrel. I don't know if they are supposed to be there. if you are sighting down the barrel the wear marks are at 6 and 4
When the bolt is open and I try to close it, it drags until the bolt is halfway closed, then it moves freely.
rifle fails to cycle reliably with my reloads of 150grn fmj over 45.5grns of h4895.
I failed the tilt test with some binding of the op rod to the stock, so I relieved the stock and tried again. It's still binding up somewhere. I coated the inside of the stock with lipstick and couldn't find any rubbing marks. I pulled the gas cylinder (still binding) and observed the ferrule not touching the op rod.
When the stock is removed the op rod moves freely.
When the stock is installed, but without the trigger group, the op rod moves freely.
When I install the trigger group and start to lock it down is when I start to get binding. It takes a lot of effort to get the trigger guard closed. There are wear marks between the op rod and the barrel. I don't know if they are supposed to be there. if you are sighting down the barrel the wear marks are at 6 and 4
When the bolt is open and I try to close it, it drags until the bolt is halfway closed, then it moves freely.