The timing rocker holds the sear up if the bolt does not go back to the stop or is too fast and then to allow it to let the sear go into the firing pin groove when the bolt moves all the way back. That is NOT the rear of the bolt, it is the bolt stop, separate from the bolt. 22 short that is somewhat easier to cock than the. With weak springs, the gun is being destroyed on every shot because the gun depends on the proper springs to STOP the bolt's travel.īTW-II- That gun was made in. (I should have read more carefully the first time) Replace those and probably fix the problem. I have a Model 74 here if you need pics or more help.īTW- shortening the springs destroyed the balance needed to operate the gun. Did you get a dry fire or nothing? You can see the striker through the cocking slot and tell if it's being held by the sear with the trigger in various stages. Slowly release the trigger and then pull it again. TEST- Dry fire and keep the trigger pulled as you manually cycle the action. The voice of an experience about 60 years old. This can be caused by some ignorant teen-ager tryng to make a machine gun out of it. It might be cycling just fine but the sear is not engaging in the striker. If you've taken bad ammo out of the equation there is only friction left.
