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floydthecat 
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 Topic: Doubles Anyone?Posted: Apr 04 2023 at 5:52pm |
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Experienced my first ever double today. I am searching for the reason, mostly to see if I can repeat it when I want tooš.
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Posted: Apr 04 2023 at 8:06pm |
Too much coffee!
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Smokpole
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Posted: Apr 04 2023 at 8:06pm |
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Unless you were holding the carbine very loosely and it bounced off your shoulder I'd say it is likely a worn sear/hammer or a broken sear spring.
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floydthecat
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Posted: Apr 04 2023 at 8:19pm |
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Yep, likely something to do with with the sear engagement it was not a slam-firm so the bolt had to be rotated. I know it is possible to ālearnā how to go auto with some weapons. Iāve seen videos of guys that have it down to a fine art with the M14/M1A. I will get around to taking it apart and take a look-see. Could have been my hold as well. I was fooling with ill-fitting magazines and might have been a littleā¦not paying attention.
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Smokpole
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Posted: Apr 04 2023 at 9:48pm |
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I can bump fire a carbine. I've done it, but won't do it any more. Too hard on the carbine.... It also gets very expensive very quickly!
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Posted: Apr 05 2023 at 7:16pm |
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Local guy looked me up, his was Doubling and running off up to 3-4x when he put it up. A gunsmith told him it was the gas system (?) and likely a stuck firing pin, over the phone.
I showed him the firing pin was fine. I replaced 1 part at a time then would try to shoot 3 rds: Trigger, hammer, sear. Problem continued until replacing the old Sear spring, which was really weak. All his original parts were put back in. Just seen him at our annual Rifle club meeting 2 weeks ago and it's running fine for him. To be clear I'd take 1 part out, replace with another and shoot. If problem continued I put original back in and move to the next part and repeat. ** I don't recall ever checking the trigger spring** You'll figure it out Floyd, your good at this  CH-P777
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floydthecat
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Posted: Apr 06 2023 at 7:59am |
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I have fired that carbine a considerable amount since then Charlie without issues. Got a couple of spare bolts on the way and want to head space them in this action, so I am waiting to tear it down so I can do that all at once. I am pretty sure I just got sloppy running magazines and just did not pay much attention to how I was shooting.
I never have tried to bump-shoot a weapon on purpose and probably never considered a carbine as a candidate for that anywayā¦..and donāt want to.
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jeepwm69
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Posted: Apr 06 2023 at 3:58pm |
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Where you getting spare bolts Floyd? I probably need to grab one for a spare. What part of MS are you in? I work in Helena, right across the river. Dad grew up in Hernando.
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floydthecat
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Posted: Apr 06 2023 at 4:22pm |
The usual places, other forum members, check the parts-for-sale threads, gunpoker and even epay. I keep one spare bolt for the carbines I shoot regularly. Strangely enough, bolts have not elevated in price as compared to other carbine parts. Not talking collector bolts hereā¦.shooting bolts that head space. I do have a couple of candidates I could let go. PM me if you are interested. I am right on exit 24 I-55 south. Thatās about 70 miles south of Jackson and 24 miles north of the LA line. I know exactly where Hernando is and have been thru there several times. Been thru Helena a time or two as well.
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jeepwm69
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Posted: Apr 07 2023 at 11:23am |
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I went down through Jackson and Hattiesburg a while back, heading to the Gulf. I'll pm you on a bolt, just to pick your brain.
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floydthecat
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Posted: Apr 07 2023 at 1:30pm |
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I went thru that trigger housing. Everything looked good. I chalk it up to operator error.
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