I recently came upon an old Ruger .44 carbine (the kind with the tube magazine, produced in the 70's I believe). It's in good shape, with no visible problems. I lubed it the best I could and tried to fire 5 rounds through it.
Now, it will either: 1) Fire, eject the spend case and not feed the next cartridge, returning to battery empty; or 2) Fire, eject the spent case, along with the next cartridge in the magazine. Not once could I get it to feed normally.
The odd thing is, it feeds fine if you cycle it by hand. I'd love to disassemble it, but I have no idea how to do that (looks like if I take the barrel band off, it'll fall apart, but I dunno). Anyone have any idea what would cause this? I don't have it in front of me right now, but I'm headed home this weekend and I'll have time to mess with it.
Thanks.
Now, it will either: 1) Fire, eject the spend case and not feed the next cartridge, returning to battery empty; or 2) Fire, eject the spent case, along with the next cartridge in the magazine. Not once could I get it to feed normally.
The odd thing is, it feeds fine if you cycle it by hand. I'd love to disassemble it, but I have no idea how to do that (looks like if I take the barrel band off, it'll fall apart, but I dunno). Anyone have any idea what would cause this? I don't have it in front of me right now, but I'm headed home this weekend and I'll have time to mess with it.
Thanks.