So I have a 1942 production Springfield I bought from CMP back in December '22. I didn't shoot it much through '23 and really only took it out the last couple months. It has an issue where it's fairly difficult to chamber the first round, and once fired, the action doesn't cycle back far enough to pick up the second round. Once the second round is fired, it'll run the rest of the clip with no problem. I've tried a bunch of different ammo and clips, the problems persist with any combination I can create.
A couple weeks ago, I took the problem gun and my other M1 which has always run flawlessly to the range together. Once part at a time, I swapped every moving part from the good rifle to the "bad" rifle. If there was no change in performance, I swapped the pieces back.
The only part that made a difference was the bolt. I could remove the bolt from the good rifle, install it in the bad rifle, and the bad rifle would work. I'd take the bolt originally from the bad rifle, put it in the good rifle, and the good rifle would exhibit the same problems.
I've called the CMP to see about support but they only take care of rifles within a year from purchase, so I'm about 3 weeks late. My only option for them is to send the rifle to the custom shop which will be $400 minimum it sounds like.
Before I do that, is there anyone in NC who specializes in M1s? Bonus points if there's someone in the Western part of the state.
A couple weeks ago, I took the problem gun and my other M1 which has always run flawlessly to the range together. Once part at a time, I swapped every moving part from the good rifle to the "bad" rifle. If there was no change in performance, I swapped the pieces back.
The only part that made a difference was the bolt. I could remove the bolt from the good rifle, install it in the bad rifle, and the bad rifle would work. I'd take the bolt originally from the bad rifle, put it in the good rifle, and the good rifle would exhibit the same problems.
I've called the CMP to see about support but they only take care of rifles within a year from purchase, so I'm about 3 weeks late. My only option for them is to send the rifle to the custom shop which will be $400 minimum it sounds like.
Before I do that, is there anyone in NC who specializes in M1s? Bonus points if there's someone in the Western part of the state.
