M1 Garand shortstroking 1st round

[jimb.]

Hi, everyone. My first post here. A friend has a nice M1 Garand which he was shooting this weekend from a bench. With a full 8-round en-bloc clip, he fired the first round, and the rifle shortstroked the first round (bolt did not cycle back far enough to pick up the next round in the clip & push it forward into the chamber). The rifle fired all remaining rounds properly. This occured several times. His problem seems to be with the first round only. His rifle is in excellent condition, and is clean. Any ideas on the cause, and the cure? Thanks much.

Jim

 

[1KPerDay]

Welcome!

I'd post the following text here for you but Mr. Fisher has requested that it not be done. So I suggest you go here and read up. Hopefully with someone smarter than me sitting next to you.

http://m14forum.com/gus-fisher/111672-what-do-if-your-m1-garand-does-not-function.html

 

[Welding Rod]

Sounds like the ammo may not quite be adequately powerfull.

What loads is he shooting?

 

[1hobie]

http://www.garandgear.com/m1-garand-failure-to-cycle

If it's a bit under-gassed, it maybe that the friction from the 2'nd round combined with the follower guide still having much pressure on the 2'nd round may not allow the bolt to go completely back and strip the round out of the clip. I had the same problem with my M1 and Springfield Armory in Geneseo IL cleaned out the gas port and it's worked flawlessly ever since.

Hobie

 

[carbine85]

Could be as simple as lubrication. The M1 Garand has several grease points.