Recent content by KurtC

When you have the stock off, look to see if the front of the oprod tube is in line with the piston.

Without a magazine, lock your bolt to the rear. Pull the handle slightly to the rear and let go. If the bolt goes into battery, you are fine. Never ride the bolt home. The M14 needs very little grease. None in cold weather. The bible is FM 23-8. Chapter 5 shows the...

RMR makes state of the art handgun bullets that are reasonably priced. Speer TMJ are excellent for indoor ranges. For reduced penetration and ricochet, Federal EFMJ are the best thing I've encountered. The LE loads are getting hard to find, but the civilian loads are often sold under names...

Create accounts on all the sites mentioned above. Pick the items you want and sign up for notices. When you receive the text or email telling you that the item is in stock, you have only minutes to order it. Hundreds of others are doing the same thing. Expect to pay close to $40 a pound...

Regarding rifles... Always clean breech to muzzle. Never put anything down the muzzle except a bare rod. You want to pull dirt and debris out of the rifle, not push it into the breech. For the M1A, read Chapter 5 of FM 23-8. Use a Dewey 1-piece brass rod at home and an Otis kit in the...

As a general rule, avoid using hunting ammunition in your M1A. They tend to have powders and charge weights that are suitable for bolt actions, but can damage your operating rod. US manufactured M80 is safe, but it usually has spherical powder, which burns dirty. It is intended for machine...

A small can of Lubriplate 130A will last you a lifetime. Get a couple of syringe style injectors.

YouTube is full of idiots. The bolt roller is simply an anti friction device to keep the bolt lug from sticking to the oprod in arctic environments. It actually turns very little. It is not a wheel bearing. If you look in the FM, you will see that the grease goes on the outside of the...

The M14 needs very little grease. It only attracts dirt. The FM I posted above shows the grease points. Lubriplate is still the best. Use a clean toothbrush to rub CLP into all metal surfaces except the gas piston and inside the plug.

Welcome to the rabbit hole. Pour a glass of your favorite antiseptic and watch these two videos... The bible is FM 23-8. Chapter 5 shows the important grease points. https://archive.org/stream/FM23-81968#page/n29/mode/2up FM 23-71 will help you at the range. Chapter 3...

After you change stocks, perform a function check. Cycle the action, the hammer should lock back. Pull the trigger, the hammer should fall. Cycle the action again. When you pull the trigger, hold it to the rear. Cycle the bolt again. When you let up on the trigger, you should hear a click...

Walnut handguards usually need some inletting to fit on the medium weight Loaded barrel. Do this with the handguard clip removed, using the proper tool. The wood handguard is easy to crack. If you ordered the Minelli stock from LRB, you will also need the hardware.