Frozen Colt M4 .22LR!

[65falconlover]

I throughly cleaned my Colt M4 .22 LR the other day and lubed it up afterwards - I thought! I'm guessing I missed something because it's basically frozen up. The charging handle wiggles slightly but will not pull back. I'm trying to get more lube into the bolt and anything else that will take some but still nothing! Could I have "over-cleaned" something with tolerances that are so tight it's frozen now?

Thoughts and prayers are welcomed!

John

[FredoSD]

Don't force it!
lack of lube would not normally freeze it up right after you put it back together. I'm going with you made a mistake during reassembly.

[65falconlover]

Don't force it!
lack of lube would not normally freeze it up right after you put it back together. I'm going with you made a mistake during reassembly.

I actually didn't take anything apart, just a name brand "Powder Cleaner" wash down spray and a few drops of gun lube after. I did it over the weekend. I was just playing around with it and happened to notice it was jammed up. I really don't want to force anything. I'm letting it soak and may try spraying some WD40 into things if I can't get it to free up. Is that a bad idea?

John

[65falconlover]

Whew, got it! It finally just popped loose. It appears that I got some residue between the bolt and upper and it just locked it up. More lube and a little jiggling is all she needed!

Thanks!

John

[FredoSD]

Good news

[appagohm]

If your ever in Los Angeles, bring your gun over to my house and we can detail strip and clean your gun. I have the same gun and not taking it apart will never fully clean the gun. After every 1000 rounds i take the barrel and upper apart completely and give it a good cleaning. Only spraying lube/cleaner will not cut it. pm me if you need help cleaning.