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Posted: 8/22/2014 3:50:47 PM EDT
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Have a new Springfield SOCOM.
Broke it in today. Fired a couple rounds, then cleaned, then repeat. About 60 rounds. No issues. Good groups with the iron sights. How often should I completely tear it down to clean the gas system? Eevery time? And I could not get the operating rod out of the receiver. I moved until I thought I felt the takedown notch, but it would not lift out. Tried lifting. Tried rotating. What's the trick??? |
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leave the gas tube be. its self cleaning
direct impingement vs piston is all about marketing. yes dumping gas into the chamber isnt ideal but the piston involves more moving parts that can break yadda yadda yadda just run the bolt a little wet and it should be fine as far as takedown my grandfather could do it blindfolded when he was in the service. he is dead now and didnt leave me with the tricks of the trade. RIP |
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Have a new Springfield SOCOM. Broke it in today. Fired a couple rounds, then cleaned, then repeat. About 60 rounds. No issues. Good groups with the iron sights. How often should I completely tear it down to clean the gas system? Eevery time? And I could not get the operating rod out of the receiver. I moved until I thought I felt the takedown notch, but it would not lift out. Tried lifting. Tried rotating. What's the trick??? Check out Tony Ben's YouTube channel He has a number of M14 / M1A Instructional videos. Pay particular attention to the "Tilt Test". https://www.youtube.com/user/tonyben3A |
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When you're taking the op rod out, bring it back to the notch and lift up a bit. When you feel it lift slightly up, pull out and turn it out. It's best to hold the operating rod handle between your thumb and index finger so that you can rotate it out and down.
I used the thumb side of my index finger to press upward on the op rod handle, and then my thumb to keep pressure so my wrist could rotate it out. |
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Don't force the op rod out of the receiver. The M1A is a kludge design there and if you wear out this area by forcing the rod out of the receiver pretty soon the op rod will dismount itself when you don't intend to remove it. PITA. (The M14 op rod is secured by the connector, a part lacking in the M1A.)
The gas cylinder requires little maintenance. Lock the bolt to the rear and tip the rifle back and forth. If you hear the lil' piston clink back and forth don't mess with the cylinder. If it's gunked up remove and clean with soft rags. Don't scratch it, it's a precision part. Never use any lubricant in the M14/M1A gas system. -- Chuck |
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