rintintindog68
Well-Known Member
Having an issue with my Garand and trying to narrow down the cause. When the problem first developed the OP Rod Locked back and would not budge forward. After troubleshooting I tapped it forward incrementally with a rubber mallet and it freed. I then disassembled, cleaned, greased all the internals etc.
The gun now will charge to the rear, lock back as it should but when the bolt is released forward "hard" the op rod locks forward and now is very difficult to pull to the rear (it actually requires a palm strike to the rear of the gun) to the get it to release.
If I let the bolt go back forward in a controlled manner it doesn't lock forward and operates fine. Same process with dummy rounds, cycles, extracts, ejects but if I let the bolt fly forward hard. It locks up.
Just looking for some insight. Leaning toward just having the Op Rod sent off to a company that inspects and brings them back into specs. much cheaper than a new Op Rod. This is a shooter and a WWII display gun so I'm not necessarily looking for it be pristine in the end.
The gun now will charge to the rear, lock back as it should but when the bolt is released forward "hard" the op rod locks forward and now is very difficult to pull to the rear (it actually requires a palm strike to the rear of the gun) to the get it to release.
If I let the bolt go back forward in a controlled manner it doesn't lock forward and operates fine. Same process with dummy rounds, cycles, extracts, ejects but if I let the bolt fly forward hard. It locks up.
Just looking for some insight. Leaning toward just having the Op Rod sent off to a company that inspects and brings them back into specs. much cheaper than a new Op Rod. This is a shooter and a WWII display gun so I'm not necessarily looking for it be pristine in the end.
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