I get my first shot down range and the gun is jammed. Gently tapping with my mallet gets it free and I can eject the spent case. If I re-chamber the spent case it jams the gun. The back 1/4 inch or so of the spent case has ballooned out and that is what is jamming it up.
I took the whole gun down, cleaned everything which was already pretty clean. I keep my guns clean. Double checked the recoil spring and it was installed correctly. No problems with the gas tube, piston, op rod. Everything is fine. I can load the mag and cycle all rounds with no problem. I am running a Buffer tech buffer. Maybe I should try removing that and see if it makes a difference?
Frankly, I'm baffled. Is it possible that I might need a new recoil spring? Seems if mine was weak that it would slam the bolt back but it would still eject a spent round.
I just read the old post. I have a new Tapco piston, op rod and firing pin. My gas tube is loose on the gun though. Would that cause this?
Well after reading some other SKS jamming problems I do believe that it is my loose gas tube is allowing too much blow by.
I took the whole gun down, cleaned everything which was already pretty clean. I keep my guns clean. Double checked the recoil spring and it was installed correctly. No problems with the gas tube, piston, op rod. Everything is fine. I can load the mag and cycle all rounds with no problem. I am running a Buffer tech buffer. Maybe I should try removing that and see if it makes a difference?
Frankly, I'm baffled. Is it possible that I might need a new recoil spring? Seems if mine was weak that it would slam the bolt back but it would still eject a spent round.
I just read the old post. I have a new Tapco piston, op rod and firing pin. My gas tube is loose on the gun though. Would that cause this?
Well after reading some other SKS jamming problems I do believe that it is my loose gas tube is allowing too much blow by.