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Posted: 1/4/2016 12:32:45 PM EDT
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I took a long weekend and took the family up to see my old man in Arkansas. He had a shitload of rifles that needed to be zeroed and cleaned so we loaded up and had a great range trip. My kid rocked my M1a the entire time. He loves that gun.
We get back and tear everything down to clean. When it comes to my rifle can't get the trigger pack to completely unlatch. No matter what I try, it's stuck. Upon closer inspection, it seems the magazine latch pin has drifted out and is making contact with the stock. I tried to wiggle the latch and pry a small knife in between the pin and stock, but it just wouldn't budge. I'm not sure how to proceed short of going to the gunsmith. Thoughts? On a side note, the gun ran like a top even with the "problem". 
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Go to the M14 Forum. There are some real life experts there on gunsmithing M14 type rifles that have dwelt with every issue on these rifles.
I did a repair like that many years ago on a Winchester M14 rifle from a local PD. The stock had been buggered by someone trying to pry the pin back in, and trying to pry the trigger group out of the stock. That pin is hard to get to inside the magazine well of the stock. I used the edge of a very thin, flat needle file and a long time to cut though the pin. Then was able to pry the magazine latch out and remove the trigger group. Is it a solid pin or tension pin? When it gets taken care of, stake the (new) pin on both sides of the trigger housing to hold it in place. If yours is a Springfield Armory gun contact them and send it back to be repaired. They have excellent customer service. Good Luck. |
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Go to the M14 Forum. There are some real life experts there on gunsmithing M14 type rifles that have dwelt with every issue on these rifles. I did a repair like that many years ago on a Winchester M14 rifle from a local PD. The stock had been buggered by someone trying to pry the pin back in, and trying to pry the trigger group out of the stock. That pin is hard to get to inside the magazine well of the stock. I used the edge of a very thin, flat needle file and a long time to cut though the pin. Then was able to pry the magazine latch out and remove the trigger group. Is it a solid pin or tension pin? When it gets taken care of, stake the (new) pin on both sides of the trigger housing to hold it in place. If yours is a Springfield Armory gun contact them and send it back to be repaired. They have excellent customer service. Good Luck. http://m14forum.com/forums.php |
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UPDATE
I tried with pliers. I tried with 2 sets of hands. I tried with a micro screwdriver. I tried with a butter knife. It was just no use. I took it up to my gun dealer and he fixed it in 3.5 minutes. 10 bucks. Fuck. He said it was wedged "into" the stock from me trying to open the hooks. He just tapped it while his partner held the paddle even. When it became even across, he slipped some tool behind it and worked it right back in. I checked it out. Seems to be a roll pin. He said he put red locktite on both sides to hold it. Does this sound ok to yall? Either way, I'm mucho happy to have her top notch again. |
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