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Posted: 10/3/2009 2:31:47 PM EDT
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Just came into a M261 Kit and 6 Mag. Adapters. This is a first for me but do have 2 Ciener Kits.
Couple of questions about this kit. #1–––– Does it run better dry or wet? #2––- H.V. or Std. Vel. ammo ? OK––––one more only markings I can find seems to be a Serial # 1116** RW. Can anyone tell me who made it? It is supposed to be 15-20 yrs. old. True or not? This thing is built like a tank compared to the Cieners and the CMMGs that I have seen. |
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I keep mine "shiny" lubed-not at all dry but not drippy either.
My kit likes most .22 ammo, except Remington "Golden Bullet" bulk packs (mostly because this particular loading sucks). I think Maremont Corp. made them for DoD. Like the Ciener, these kits are a barrel of fun. I think they are supposed to be more consistent than the Ciener kit (the design is somewhat simpler), though I don't have a Ciener kit to compare with my M261. Oh, and the M261 simply does not support full auto, so you'll have to rely on your Ciener kits for that. |
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Took the M261 Kit out today and tried it out.
Mini-mags ran OK but had a couple with light firing pin strikes. Fed. Bulk Pk. ran OK but could hear the difference in sound on a few. Seemed light loaded and had FTE Win. SuperX ran great. Boy this thing gets much dirtier than my Ciener Kits when shot a like number of rds. I found that the mag. adapters fit some mags better than others. I ran the kit in a Colt SP1 and after cleaning the kit, I found the cocking rail on the bottom of the bolt had a rough place where it seemed to be hitting the edge of the hammer notch. It wasn't there bfore I started shooting it or at least I didn't notice it and I cleaned and lubed the kit before I tried it out. |
| Drop a dime to Compass Lake Engineering, and get their improved firing pin. It's $15, tool steel, and has a "chisel point" vice the flat round point of the stock firing pin. It really whacks the primers. I also recommend the SARCO spare parts kit. It almost always includes more that the listed "stuff" in the ad. Well worth the $$ IMHO. |
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Parts kit on order from Sarco.
2 Blackdog mags came in today after I came back from the range. Using the 261 Kit in my Colt SP1, the hammer is causing marks on the bottom of the kit's bolt( cleaned up the old marks before firing today and now there are more plus sometimes the bolt will hang up a little. I believe that is causing some light primer strikes and mis-fires. It doesn't do the same in my Bushmaster and the bolt is much smoother in it. You can see a difference in the hammers when comparing them so I thing I will try the Bushy hammer in the Colt and see if it works better. |
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We have had several M-261 kits come and go over the years and still have a couple. Ours have run well with a bit of light oil and using the mag inserts. Also have a couple of Oly mfg'd M261 kits, finish and machining is a bit nicer than the G.I. units. Parts interchangeability is 100% and function is equal to the G.I. units. Have a couple early BDM mags,, needed some filing to make them work well.
Yup, the Bushy style hammer will help . |
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