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I bought an M39 from the last Classic batch sometime in may, just got it in my possession about a week ago.. Now I love tinkering with my guns, just to smooth any of the rough spots out (Purists calm down, I in no way bubba'd this!)
Cleaned it really good (my first true milsurp that isn't an AK), did the whole power drill/20 ga brush in the chamber and all that thorough stuff..
And this is where it gets weird, So the bolt was a TAD sticky, with no rounds in the gun I couldn't move it with just two fingers and a little pressure (which is my goal btw)
, but I could do it with reasonable force (I know I know, it's a battle rifle I should hit the bolt like it owes me money). So I loosened the front retaining screw on the magazine about a half turn or so, which helped marginally. I could atleast feel a slight difference. Now I haven't shot this gun yet, but I did load a few rounds to function test it and see if it fed/ejected them to my liking... I understand, it's dumb to load live rounds I know, please don't hem me up, but it was for science and pointed in a safe direction, fingers well away from the trigger, etc etc.
It would tend to lock up slightly on some of the rounds, and the extractor wouldn't quite get over the rim or would be a real BEAR to close the bolt. Not every round mind you, but say one or two out of every 10 cycles. So I turned my attention to the extractor, which was bent in rather noticeably, the back of the extractor head was not flush with the rim of the bolt head.. So I removed the extractor and got it absolutely, perfectly straight. Woo hoo, high fives all around right? Hammered it back it, then I could not get the bolt to chamber at all, I had to use a rubber mallet at first to get it to lock in place as if it was chambering, Or use a helluva lot more force.. Puzzled and fairly agitated I slightly tapped it and bent it in a tad bit closer to how it was before I started tinkering. Sanded the burrs on the extractor Now it runs smoother then ever. But I mean my extractor is noticeably bent inward.
I still need to make this old girl talk and see how she performs!!
Does anyone have a odd M39 like this, where the extractor needs to be inward for it to run smoothly?? I can't complain, honestly, but after a range report next week I'll see how she holds up..
Cleaned it really good (my first true milsurp that isn't an AK), did the whole power drill/20 ga brush in the chamber and all that thorough stuff..
And this is where it gets weird, So the bolt was a TAD sticky, with no rounds in the gun I couldn't move it with just two fingers and a little pressure (which is my goal btw)
, but I could do it with reasonable force (I know I know, it's a battle rifle I should hit the bolt like it owes me money). So I loosened the front retaining screw on the magazine about a half turn or so, which helped marginally. I could atleast feel a slight difference. Now I haven't shot this gun yet, but I did load a few rounds to function test it and see if it fed/ejected them to my liking... I understand, it's dumb to load live rounds I know, please don't hem me up, but it was for science and pointed in a safe direction, fingers well away from the trigger, etc etc.It would tend to lock up slightly on some of the rounds, and the extractor wouldn't quite get over the rim or would be a real BEAR to close the bolt. Not every round mind you, but say one or two out of every 10 cycles. So I turned my attention to the extractor, which was bent in rather noticeably, the back of the extractor head was not flush with the rim of the bolt head.. So I removed the extractor and got it absolutely, perfectly straight. Woo hoo, high fives all around right? Hammered it back it, then I could not get the bolt to chamber at all, I had to use a rubber mallet at first to get it to lock in place as if it was chambering, Or use a helluva lot more force.. Puzzled and fairly agitated I slightly tapped it and bent it in a tad bit closer to how it was before I started tinkering. Sanded the burrs on the extractor Now it runs smoother then ever. But I mean my extractor is noticeably bent inward.
I still need to make this old girl talk and see how she performs!!
Does anyone have a odd M39 like this, where the extractor needs to be inward for it to run smoothly?? I can't complain, honestly, but after a range report next week I'll see how she holds up..
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