failure to feed > FAL Discussions

Posted: 6/27/2006 1:12:52 PM EDT

has anyone ever had a failure to feed on their fal. i have a metric fal built on a century reciever. it is my first magazine fed rifle (also have an 8mm mauser) and i love it. I am having a problem and i quite know how to fix it. i am definately new to my rifle i have probably only put 5 mags thru the barrell. what is happening is after around 10 rounds i will start to have a failure to feed. the round gets wedged with the tip catching the side of the mag and the round becoming jammed in the chamber. what i am hypothesising is my magazines springs are not strong enough to push out the remaining rounds properly after the tension is released from the first ten. i am looking for new mags to replace the five i currently have. would this be a correct assumption. please correct me if i have misnamed parts or made myself look like a fool.
thanks
sean

Posted: 6/27/2006 1:42:54 PM EDT

[#1]

Yes; you are correct you need new mag springs. I would buy new springs from Wolff instead of all new mags.

Posted: 6/27/2006 10:31:51 PM EDT

[#2]

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has anyone ever had a failure to feed on their fal. i have a metric fal built on a century reciever. it is my first magazine fed rifle (also have an 8mm mauser) and i love it. I am having a problem and i quite know how to fix it. i am definately new to my rifle i have probably only put 5 mags thru the barrell. what is happening is after around 10 rounds i will start to have a failure to feed. the round gets wedged with the tip catching the side of the mag and the round becoming jammed in the chamber. what i am hypothesising is my magazines springs are not strong enough to push out the remaining rounds properly after the tension is released from the first ten. i am looking for new mags to replace the five i currently have. would this be a correct assumption. please correct me if i have misnamed parts or made myself look like a fool.
thanks
sean

The problem that you described can also be caused by too little gas going to the piston. Close the gas a click or two and shoot it again.
I have had this failure before and adding a bit more gas solved it.
It could also be weak mag springs. My idea will cost nothing other than a few rounds of ammo to try.

Posted: 6/28/2006 1:24:13 PM EDT

[#3]

What they said....check your gas setting (lower # means more gas to drive the system), and get some new mag springs. You can try Wolff or get them from DSA for $1-$2 each.

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