I own a 1942 WW2 M1 Garand, I fire it occasionally. When firing it occasionally wants to eject the clip prematurely before all the rounds are expended. What could be the problem?
2007-07-03 15:03:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
If your Garand is all original WW II, you may have other problems, as well, just waiting to smack you in the face. My Bud's Garand blew its' bolt loose, and some small part took a piece out of his ear in the process.
Whether it has been thoroughly inspected before or not, it's definitely time for a trip to the gunsmith, preferredly one who has been trained specifically on Garands.
This is NOT a fix-it for the hobby bench!
2007-07-03 16:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by Grizzly II 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Garand is almost as indestrutable as they come, take yours to a gunsmith who has experience with same. Most likely a weak spring, or a piece has worn off; both can be changed. From a safety standpoint you should have the entire rifle checked; in all honesty this is only the second time I have ever heard of a Garand having a problem. The other time was at Ft. Ord in 1962 when I saw a WW II vintage smoothbore Garand that had something worn so that it fired all eight rounds full auto; a newby 90 day wonder talked the top into letting him shoot it before it went back to the armory and as I remember the last round was straight up.
2007-07-05 10:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The M-1 manual I have states, if the clip ejects with rounds still in it. Check the follower rod , It could be bent. You will need to replace it. I personally cant answer your question. I have never had that type of malfunction.
2007-07-07 07:33:20 · answer #3 · answered by roaddrvr43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the clip latch where it holds the enbloc clip in the receiver. If that's too worn, it might have some effect.
Most likely, however is that the clip latch spring has weakened. You can pull the clip latch pin and clip latch, stretch the spring, reassemble and test fire, and see if that stops the problem. If it does, get a new spring, heavy-duty spring; it's worth the extra money.
2007-07-03 23:12:17 · answer #4 · answered by DJ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A good cleaning will probably help, or at least, remove that variable. I would find a reliable gunsmith, or a collector of firearms, they would be able to identify the problem.
2007-07-06 13:48:46 · answer #5 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make shure it.s clean it is old and some thing could be out of lineament or the spring that ejects the clip could be bad
2007-07-03 22:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋