How to do a functions check for your M1A Rifle
March 5, 2009 by m1arifles
Filed under M1A Rifles
Checking your M1A rifle for malfunctions and faulty parts is one of the first things you should do before finalizing your purchase. It is much better to purchase your rifle at a store rather than purchasing it online. If there are any faulty parts or malfunctions found, you can immediately ask for a change or refund. Running a function check for your rifle is as important as cleaning and storage. Now before you attempt to check the rifles always practice safety. You don’t want to end up in jail for shooting people right? Ok so the first thing you should do is to make sure the gun is not loaded. We all know a loaded gun is an accident waiting to happen-if you don’t plan on shooting it. So now, get your rifle unloaded and then stand or sit or whichever position you are comfortable in- in a location that is safe and secure- away from children, people, animals and dangerous objects.
A rifle has to be given function checks not only at the time of buying but after every disassembling process. This is to ensure the every part in the rifle works properly before you go around shooting. Doing a function check on your rifle isn’t so hard. It’s actually an easy process. Before anything else, as mentioned earlier, make sure that your rifle is unloaded and pointed to a safe direction.
Next, pull the charging handle of the rifle. This handle is located on the top of the rifle, towards the rear and release end. After doing this, you must proceed to placing the selector on SAFE mode. When the rifle is in safe mode, means that is will not fire. Safe Mode prevents the rifle from firing accidently. Make sure that you do this step to avoid anything being blown up.
Now place the selector in the SEMI position. At this point, you can squeeze the trigger by holding it to the rear. When you do this, the hammer should fall. Keep holding the trigger to the rear and not, pull the charging handle to the read. This will release the charging handle. Now, smoothly and slowly release the trigger until it is fully forward. When you do this, the hammer should not fall but only falls when you squeeze the trigger. In any case that the carbine fails to function properly, you should stop the function check.
Now we will go through the details of function checking your rifle when it is in AUTO position. Now place the selector in the AUTO position and pull the charging handle to the rear and release it. As soon as you squeeze the trigger, well, you now know that the hammer should fall. Hold the trigger again to the rear and cock the weapon. Once again, release the trigger fully and squeeze it to the read again. When you do this, the hammer should not fall. If it does, then something is wrong. Again, stop the function check if the carbine fails to function properly. Turn in the malfunctioning carbine to an experienced gunsmith for checking. And there you have it, steps on how to function check your M1A rifle.
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Wonderful tips on check your rifle. Appreciate the focus on safety before doing anything else. Your thought about buying a rifle from a shop instead of doing it online is a great tip, too. There are certain things that I would rather buy at a store and a rifle is one of them. If there are any problems, it’s just easier to take it back to the store instead of shipping it back to an online vendor.
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Aries Wren Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Not to mention that an online dealer can vanish off the face of the earth whenever they feel like it, that, and if a gun gets stolen in the mail and it’s registered to you, that is going to cause mountains of problems.
You know that Socom rifle that was talked about? Those things go for over $1800 easy. If someone steals one of those, someone is gonna be $1800 better off, much higher if it gets sold on the black market.
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You know this is one of the most important factors and the most neglected ones of many users. As the article mentions “A rifle has to be given function checks not only at the time of buying but after every disassembling process.”
I know several people that simple just will not take care in making sure this step is completed. Believing that proper maintenance is important to keeping your rifle sharp and ready to use.
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Attagirl, I wonder if people either lack the knowledge to do a functions check or are afraid to do it in front of the person who sold them the rifle. But if were me, I’d do it right there so the salesperson knew if there was a flaw. That’s the best time to find a problem and have it fixed.
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Aries Wren Reply:
March 22nd, 2009 at 7:56 am
If you don’t know how to fix it, you probably shouldn’t buy it. That little bit of my wisdom is doubly-true for guns, you don’t want it to literally backfire on you and do a murderers job for him, do you?
Still, if someone tried to sell me a faulty gun, I’d just say “Look, if my post-mortum says that my gun jammed, what would that do to your reputation?
Last thing a proud American wants is to have a bad reputation with guns.
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Even though I do most of my shopping online. buying an M1A rifle would be something I’d rather do from a local and licensed seller. Not that I have had too many negative experiences with online sellers, but I’ve had enough to make me extremely cautious.
Also, a pro gun seller may be more likely to show you, in person, how good your weapon is and how to do a functions check. He/she might even give you tips on the better firing ranges and gun safety classes in your city or town.
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My great granda was in the navy, and he had quite a few stories about people who cleaned up their guns and never bothered to check that they were working, and in one case, even loaded.
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