M1 garand won't cycle.

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tango1niner

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Any machinist or toolmaker worth his salt has all that is needed.

An 0"-1" outside mic and telescoping gages is all that is necessary.

Find a local machine shop, bring gas cylinder and op rod to them, get bore and piston sizes and verify they are not the problem.

Pretty simple and shouldn't take more than 20 minutes.

It's a place to start with no guessing...

Piston corners should be square and not rounded.
 
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Jeremy2171

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tango1niner said:
Any machinist or toolmaker worth his salt has all that is needed.

An 0"-1" outside mic and telescoping gages is all that is necessary.

Find a local machine shop, bring gas cylinder and op rod to them, get bore and piston sizes and verify they are not the problem.

Pretty simple and shouldn't take more than 20 minutes.

It's a place to start with no guessing...

Piston corners should be square and not rounded.
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Or just send the rifle for a 100% checkup to someone who does it for a living.
 
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tango1niner

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Some folks like to work on and fix their firearms and with help from others can learn how and many times be successful. Garands are not rocket science...

But of course, you are correct...
 
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nhyrum

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Sorry for not updating this in a while.

I recently got a new oprod spring, and some more m2 ball to try to eliminate my handloads. My loads did better last range trip(didn't have the m2) next time I go out, I'll give that a try. I don't believe anything in the rifle is excessively worn, as 3 clips functioned fine before my disassembly. It seemed to do better with the gas cylinder lock unscrewed 2 turns instead of 1. I'll try a clip with it at 2, and if no dice, then at 2.

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