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Posted: 7/27/2009 4:54:06 PM EDT
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Hello,
I wanted to post on my newest baby, my Colt M4 Ops, which I purchased on Sunday (7/25). In general, I was impressed with how (at least to me) "real" it looked. Sure, some of the controls are "fake," but nevertheless, the gun does look like a real M4. My first (and only real) problem was getting the rear receiver pin out. I had to use a rubber mallet and some doweling to get it to come out. Before putting it back in, I polished it with some steel wool and then lubed it really well. Once that problem passed, I lubed everything with CLP and put a bore snake down the barrel. All told, my dad, brother, and I put approximately 250 rounds through it. I had one failure to eject in my last magazine of the day, which meant that it was somewhere around round number 230-240. Otherwise, it digested Federal copper-clad .22 long-rifle without a hiccup. It also rather forcefully spit the empty out about 2 feet to the right of the gun. I was hitting high at 40 yards, which is about the distance that I plan on using the gun for hunting/plinking, so I put a Simmons 4x32 mag scope on it. This gave me groups of approximately a quarter-sized circle at 40 yards. I had a few instances where I was sending round after round down range w/o any problem except for a large cloud of gunsmoke hanging in front of the bench. The gun came with one mag, and I bought another. They are super easy to load. I did take several pictures and will post them as soon as I can. All in all, I found (at least for me) this to be a fun gun, and a great little plinker. I'm keeping her! Regards, MO-Anglo-Saxon (my other gun is a .50 Beowulf) |
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My first (and only real) problem was getting the rear receiver pin out. I had to use a rubber mallet and some doweling to get it to come out. Before putting it back in, I polished it with some steel wool and then lubed it really well. Once that problem passed, I lubed everything with CLP and put a bore snake down the barrel. I've only had mine six days longer than you've had yours. My manual sez to loosen the muzzle brake a few mm so the barrel sleeve doesn't bind on the receiver. Did you do that before taking a mallet to it? |
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No, I didn't, because my manual doesn't mention that, or if it does, I overlooked it. Here is what page 20 of my manual says,
"To disassemble insert an empty magazine, pull back the bolt to its rearmost position with the charging handle. Remove the magazine for further disassembly. The gun can be opened by pushing the rear receiver pin out of the gun to the right (fig 21; 22). Do not use excessive force. There are 5 false/dummy pins (3 left side (fig. A), 2 right side (fig. B)). Do not try to tap them out. Doing so will damage your firearm and void your warranty." The photos are: Figure 21 - the rear receiver pin pushed out, and Figure 22 - the top of the gun tipped forward on the front pin. I've had pins that were difficult to get out on other AR's before. I admit that I don't have gorilla strength in my hands, so I've tapped them with a wooden dowel and a rubber mallet to drive them out. I don't consider that "excessive force." I haven't taken the gun down since I shot it. I just hosed it out w/CLP, so I don't know if the polishing job has helped. R, MO-Anglo-Saxon |
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