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Posted: 2/27/2008 2:18:47 PM EDT
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I have a problem with a 605 build. Took it out today to test fire and the problem started. It would shoot and eject one but would not pick up one from the mag. My guess is that the gas whole in the barrel is to big. Has anyone had any experience with this problem. I would like to get it to run, but if I can't fix the problem it will become a 605M261. It will be my most expensive 22 I own. I have confidence in the guy's here for some insight on how to fix the problem. Thanks Guy's |
Wolf works great for sealing up the gastube around the fsb. Mine leaked for about 50 rds and had cycling problems. By the time the leak clogged up it started running great! |
You should IM uxb. He is really up on the temperature thing, having experimented widely with his. My information is anecdotal only. |
| I agree with contacting UXB if he has a runner, if not maybe 45Bravo since his work. You are risking ruining your barrel unecessarily since there are people who know what size works best. I don't think experimentation needs to be done because they know the best size gasport. |
I will probably never positively ID it.
Man, that's no fair!!! Colt, full auto, SBR....some people get to have all the fun.  Doc |
It's also '65 vintinge If you spring for the happy switch you don't have to SBR  I didn't mean to hijack your thread, but I speak from experience on these stubby barrels (even though mine's factory) |
That is one sweet colt. |
He's in the process of fabricating and wiring up a new-and-improved workshop with more floor space and upgrades that will make it easier for him to do barrel work, parkerizing, and reproducing retro parts and moderators. He will be up and at capacity in a few months and I don't mind waiting. |
It may not be as simple as the gas port size. It could also be the angle of the hole in relation to the bore. I can build a 10.0" upper that will run like a house afire, and those are the most notorious for being picky. But I would start with a barrel, chop and thread it, try to get it to run, pull the FSB, adjust the gas port incrementally larger, reinstall the FSB, etc... Then start the whole process over with a different barrel. 4 barrels later I said "I am an idiot".  If you figure it out, be sure to let us know. I may have been able to get them to run if I had been using an Edgewater spring guide, but I don't know... |
With a little luck that should be just about the right timing to have 605 barrel work done. Thanks for the 45Bravo update. |
Yeah and I sure wish I still had that barrel..especially since I'm starting my own E1.  
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I will for sure, it will probably be a couple of months before I get started. I've got all the parts, I just don't have the time.  ETA: Page 2 is mine. 
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