Soo.. issue: Fires on action release

ithacaartist · 01-12-2017, 06:03 PM

Rich, it also could be a main spring that isn't quite up to snuff. This would come into play as the action moves forward. A weak main spring can make it seem as if the mag spring is too strong. The geometry of how the round is held in the mag changes as the round moves forward, and can impart a bit too much "rise" to the front end at about the point it encounters the feed ramp. The block does not ride over the rim in this case, just squeezes it because the front did not hit the chamber vertically centered enough to be guided in. The nose of the round can also catch on top of the chamber.

Changing main springs is not that bad a chore if you have one of Jim Solomon's tools, and have watched a YouTube or two to see how it is done.

01-12-2017, 06:03 PM	#18
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,377 Thanks: 7,452 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	Rich, it also could be a main spring that isn't quite up to snuff. This would come into play as the action moves forward. A weak main spring can make it seem as if the mag spring is too strong. The geometry of how the round is held in the mag changes as the round moves forward, and can impart a bit too much "rise" to the front end at about the point it encounters the feed ramp. The block does not ride over the rim in this case, just squeezes it because the front did not hit the chamber vertically centered enough to be guided in. The nose of the round can also catch on top of the chamber. Changing main springs is not that bad a chore if you have one of Jim Solomon's tools, and have watched a YouTube or two to see how it is done. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894