Very Slow Lock Time
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:45 pm
Hi All,
First post (other than new member intro) on this amazing site and am hoping you folks can help me with some concerns regarding my new, to me, 1936 mdl 81.
First off, I noticed lock time was very slow and thought the rifle needed a good cleaning and lube; since there where remnants of hardened lubricant all over the rifle. Upon disassembly, I noticed the hammer pin was bent so I straightened it. It is not perfect, but better than it was. The second issue encountered was during reinstalling the butt stock. I can feel that the Action Spring Plug actually hits in the bottom of the hole before the stock is fully seated. This makes reassembly of the stock screw difficult as a lot of force is necessary to push the action into the stock, before the stock screw can align itself with the threads in upper tang. I didn't like that 'cause I thought the butt stock could crack under use and during assembly, one stands a good chance of stripping the stock screw threads.
After clean, lube and reassembly I noticed the same slow lock time as before. My questions are, could the bent hammer pin be the culprit? Second, should I lengthen the hole in the butt stock so the action spring plug has a bit of clearance? I estimate the depth of the hole would have to be lengthened 1/16".
Additionally, upon shooting the rifle, I noticed my once fired Graff brass is a little beat-up at the case head, where the ejector comes into contact. All of the 20 rounds fired exhibit this trait and all rounds where inserted directly into the chamber for firing and not inserted into the magazine. Does this rifle behave better when rounds are stripped of the mag? I realize a picture of the bent hammer pin and case head would help you guys, but for the life of me, I can't figure how to do that.
Sorry the long winded write up and thanks in advance for your help!!
Greg
First post (other than new member intro) on this amazing site and am hoping you folks can help me with some concerns regarding my new, to me, 1936 mdl 81.
First off, I noticed lock time was very slow and thought the rifle needed a good cleaning and lube; since there where remnants of hardened lubricant all over the rifle. Upon disassembly, I noticed the hammer pin was bent so I straightened it. It is not perfect, but better than it was. The second issue encountered was during reinstalling the butt stock. I can feel that the Action Spring Plug actually hits in the bottom of the hole before the stock is fully seated. This makes reassembly of the stock screw difficult as a lot of force is necessary to push the action into the stock, before the stock screw can align itself with the threads in upper tang. I didn't like that 'cause I thought the butt stock could crack under use and during assembly, one stands a good chance of stripping the stock screw threads.
After clean, lube and reassembly I noticed the same slow lock time as before. My questions are, could the bent hammer pin be the culprit? Second, should I lengthen the hole in the butt stock so the action spring plug has a bit of clearance? I estimate the depth of the hole would have to be lengthened 1/16".
Additionally, upon shooting the rifle, I noticed my once fired Graff brass is a little beat-up at the case head, where the ejector comes into contact. All of the 20 rounds fired exhibit this trait and all rounds where inserted directly into the chamber for firing and not inserted into the magazine. Does this rifle behave better when rounds are stripped of the mag? I realize a picture of the bent hammer pin and case head would help you guys, but for the life of me, I can't figure how to do that.
Sorry the long winded write up and thanks in advance for your help!!
Greg