Horilka
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I would appreciate any help in troubleshooting my G43 that does not cycle properly.
I got this rifle recently, she is VoPo shooter so I acquired shooters kit, installed it with smallest [- corrected] size orifice, cleaned the rifle and off to the range.
First shot is fine, try to pull the trigger for secon - no click, no nothing, it travels all the way back like there was no reset or hammer is down. Inspect the action - first casing ejected, second round chambered with primer having very light strike (ok for freefloat pin), bolt fully closed. OK, let's try again - round back to magazine, chamber, fire. Same thing - case is extracted, third round in chamber and trigger travels all the way back without any effect on action. Time for a better check.
Dry cycling with no mag, pull the trigger, hear the hammer drops, keep trigger pulled and try to cycle the action. Feel hammer cocks, I let the carrier return to forward position and here, while releasing the trigger hammer drops. WTF. I already had this day SVT-40 firing full auto on me and did not want extra attention with G43 firing the full auto.
Here's what I found at home during detailed inspection. Parts seem to be with no damage, cycle fine when you pull the bolt/carrier, pull the trigger, release the trigger, pull bolt again and so on. But this is not how it happens during semi-auto shooting. Bolt travels faster than one releases the trigger. So next test with keeping trigger squeezed. Every time I do it and cycle the bolt/carrier - hammer drops as soon as I start releasing the trigger. I'm surprised it did not fire FA at range, probably too early in timing and bolt/carrier are not fully closed. At the range hammer was already down when I was releasing the trigger, so I guess recoil forced it down, anyway definitely something wrong. And I can't figure out what exactly.
Took down whole action, cleaned from some ancient grease, lubed, put it back - same thing.
Adjustemnt screw is in the middle position, tried to move it all the way up or down - does not affect the issue. Returned it to original position.
Here are some video explaining and pictures of parts. This is my first G43, I know other semis but not G43 so I guess I am either missing something or don't understating how it suppose to work. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Ammo Winchester FMJ 154gr
Video - >>> https://streamable.com/2z9r5 <<<
Hammer cocked.
Hammer released.
Parts:
I got this rifle recently, she is VoPo shooter so I acquired shooters kit, installed it with smallest [- corrected] size orifice, cleaned the rifle and off to the range.
First shot is fine, try to pull the trigger for secon - no click, no nothing, it travels all the way back like there was no reset or hammer is down. Inspect the action - first casing ejected, second round chambered with primer having very light strike (ok for freefloat pin), bolt fully closed. OK, let's try again - round back to magazine, chamber, fire. Same thing - case is extracted, third round in chamber and trigger travels all the way back without any effect on action. Time for a better check.
Dry cycling with no mag, pull the trigger, hear the hammer drops, keep trigger pulled and try to cycle the action. Feel hammer cocks, I let the carrier return to forward position and here, while releasing the trigger hammer drops. WTF. I already had this day SVT-40 firing full auto on me and did not want extra attention with G43 firing the full auto.
Here's what I found at home during detailed inspection. Parts seem to be with no damage, cycle fine when you pull the bolt/carrier, pull the trigger, release the trigger, pull bolt again and so on. But this is not how it happens during semi-auto shooting. Bolt travels faster than one releases the trigger. So next test with keeping trigger squeezed. Every time I do it and cycle the bolt/carrier - hammer drops as soon as I start releasing the trigger. I'm surprised it did not fire FA at range, probably too early in timing and bolt/carrier are not fully closed. At the range hammer was already down when I was releasing the trigger, so I guess recoil forced it down, anyway definitely something wrong. And I can't figure out what exactly.
Took down whole action, cleaned from some ancient grease, lubed, put it back - same thing.
Adjustemnt screw is in the middle position, tried to move it all the way up or down - does not affect the issue. Returned it to original position.
Here are some video explaining and pictures of parts. This is my first G43, I know other semis but not G43 so I guess I am either missing something or don't understating how it suppose to work. Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Ammo Winchester FMJ 154gr
Video - >>> https://streamable.com/2z9r5 <<<
Hammer cocked.
Hammer released.
Parts:
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