Hello, everyone -
I recently received my Garand from The Garand Guy. Since I opted for the .308 barrel, I went out and bought a .308 snap-cap.
Today, when I loaded the snap-cap, it felt a little snug. Being an idiot, I (gently) slammed the op-rod home and dry-fired the rifle.
Sure enough, when I pulled the op-rod back and locked it, the snap-cap was jammed in the barrel. I eventually had to take apart the rifle and use a screwdriver to pry the snap-cap just enough so that I could ram my cleaning rod muzzle-first and pop the snap-cap out. I know, I know - making repeated jamming motions with my cleaning rod while going muzzle-first is probably the worst thing I could do with my Garand. But in all honesty, there was simply no other way that lodged snap-cap was coming out. I tried prying it with my screwdriver, but the damn thing wouldn't budge more than a few millimeters.
Thus, the problem: a snap-cap that won't come out, unless you apply brute-force and ignorance.
The possible ways I went wrong:
1. Did I get a larger-than-normal snap-cap?
2. Did I get a Garand in .30-06 instead of .308?
3. Am I not supposed to use snap-caps in a Garand?
4. Is my extractor broken or worn down?
Any help would be much appreciated!
I recently received my Garand from The Garand Guy. Since I opted for the .308 barrel, I went out and bought a .308 snap-cap.
Today, when I loaded the snap-cap, it felt a little snug. Being an idiot, I (gently) slammed the op-rod home and dry-fired the rifle.
Sure enough, when I pulled the op-rod back and locked it, the snap-cap was jammed in the barrel. I eventually had to take apart the rifle and use a screwdriver to pry the snap-cap just enough so that I could ram my cleaning rod muzzle-first and pop the snap-cap out. I know, I know - making repeated jamming motions with my cleaning rod while going muzzle-first is probably the worst thing I could do with my Garand. But in all honesty, there was simply no other way that lodged snap-cap was coming out. I tried prying it with my screwdriver, but the damn thing wouldn't budge more than a few millimeters.
Thus, the problem: a snap-cap that won't come out, unless you apply brute-force and ignorance.
The possible ways I went wrong:
1. Did I get a larger-than-normal snap-cap?
2. Did I get a Garand in .30-06 instead of .308?
3. Am I not supposed to use snap-caps in a Garand?
4. Is my extractor broken or worn down?
Any help would be much appreciated!