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Post by Corson618 on May 21, 2014 12:13:17 GMT -5
So i went out shooting the other day and about 30 rounds in, my .223/20 got jammed shut. I was only using the .223 barrel the whole time. I have taken the butt of the gun off and as much of the mechanical parts as I could in the receiver off, but nothing works to brake the barrel open..
Is this a common problem with this gun?
How do i fix it?
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Post by bigkelly on May 21, 2014 17:18:10 GMT -5
NOT a common problem
You seem to have started in the right direction by taking the internals out,but your goal its to be able to pull back the locking bolt.I suggest looking at a 24 schematic on e-gunparts.com to see how to apply force in the proper direction in order to cause the locking bolt to retract.Good luck and let us know how it goes
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Post by captcapsize on May 21, 2014 20:55:35 GMT -5
Hmmm, I have a .223/20 also and when I shoot high pressure ammo such as 5.56 the gun locks up so tight I thought I had broken something. It occurred to me to take the forearm off and hold the release over then bounce it hard on the edge of the shooting bench right on the hinge. It popped open and I had to use a cleaning rod to get the brass out. I will not shoot those loads again. When I shoot factory .223 loads it is still hard to open and I have to use a tool to extract the brass. 99% of my .223 shooting is done with mild reloads that simulate .22 mag velocity. They are no problem.
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Post by rj on May 22, 2014 22:08:44 GMT -5
Sorry for the late reply, but I had a similar problem many years ago.
The 24 has no mechanical advantage when opening the action.
The problem I had was with a 357 over 20.
The primers would flow into the firing pin hole.
I had to snap the hammer on the fired primer to I guess squoosh it back down.
Then the action would open.
Don't remember much else about it as this was about 1980 or so.
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Post by glocknutt on May 26, 2014 6:43:30 GMT -5
huh,huh huh,you said squoosh!
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Post by rj on May 26, 2014 9:08:04 GMT -5
Technical term from "Gates dictionary of engineering terms for technical writers who want to impress the reader"
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