Something else there's metal-to-
metal contact between the rod and pis-
ton plain and simple. A little rifle
grease or PL Special (LAW below 0F)
on the inside of the guide and the part
of the rod that goes through the guide
will cut down on the friction.

 Ha (4 ^


 You know what happens next. Right
-the cartridge fires and because it's
not fully seated in the chamber, it rips
open at the primer end. Chalk up a


 It can happen
 ...and has-the tip
 S of the firing pin for the
 M14 rifle breaks
 and gets hung up
 in its hole in the bolt.
 S The tip sticks out
 of the hole a bit
 S and hits the primer
 '.'- as the cartridge
 S is being chambered.


 busted weapon and maybe a you, too.
 So it's a wise guy who checks the tip
 of the firing pin every time he cleans his
 shooter. And he should get rid of any
 pin that has a cracked or chipped tip,
 no matter if the pin is old or new.
 When you need a replacement, latch
 onto the latest design pin. It's on page
 C-10 of TM 9-1005-223-20 (May 67),
 under FSN 1005-921-5248. It can be
 spotted in a flash. The tip is shiny
 chrome-plated and the rest of the pin
 has a dull chrome finish. The old pin, of
 course, is blackish.
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