For a Mark III 22/45
I was stripping down and reassembling for practice and the third time I blew it.
Here are the symptoms:
1) All the parts are together it is assembled but something internally is wrong.
2) The Mag is difficult to get in and out.
3) I cannot get the gun to cock and click when I pull the trigger now (all safeties are off).
4) I cannot swing the mainspring housing out (no it is not the safety screw) I can get it part way out past the safety screw but not beyond that, yes I have removed the magazine.
5) When I pull the bolt back and locks in position (there is an empty mag in the gun), and then the mainspring housing levers start getting pushed out as if I was going to pull them out.
6) Releasing the bolt stop doesn’t result in the bolt moving forward. I have to tap the bolt with my hand to get it to close.
7) I can lower the bolt stop with an empty mag. When the gun was working right in order to lower the bolt stop I would have to pull the bolt back and while holding it I would then release the stop and the bolt would go forward.
I’m guessing it has something to do with the little lever thing on the back of the hammer. It’s in the wrong place, and I somehow got it back together with things internally in the wrong position and now I’m screwed.
Any help would be great. If I dont get it figured out come Friday I’m taking it to my smith.
Thanks,
I was stripping down and reassembling for practice and the third time I blew it.
Here are the symptoms:
1) All the parts are together it is assembled but something internally is wrong.
2) The Mag is difficult to get in and out.
3) I cannot get the gun to cock and click when I pull the trigger now (all safeties are off).
4) I cannot swing the mainspring housing out (no it is not the safety screw) I can get it part way out past the safety screw but not beyond that, yes I have removed the magazine.
5) When I pull the bolt back and locks in position (there is an empty mag in the gun), and then the mainspring housing levers start getting pushed out as if I was going to pull them out.
6) Releasing the bolt stop doesn’t result in the bolt moving forward. I have to tap the bolt with my hand to get it to close.
7) I can lower the bolt stop with an empty mag. When the gun was working right in order to lower the bolt stop I would have to pull the bolt back and while holding it I would then release the stop and the bolt would go forward.
I’m guessing it has something to do with the little lever thing on the back of the hammer. It’s in the wrong place, and I somehow got it back together with things internally in the wrong position and now I’m screwed.
Any help would be great. If I dont get it figured out come Friday I’m taking it to my smith.
Thanks,