so i just took apart my 10/22 to give it a good cleaning and to swap out a few parts i've had laying around for it since i bought it. the parts i swapped were a bolt buffer, extended mag release, and an auto bolt release.
after i put it back together i give the auto bolt release a try and it doesn't work. i double check to make sure i put in the new one and not the old one. tripled check for the hell of it. still doesn't work.... until you hold the mag release forward.
once i looked closer, the mag release is recessed far enough to let the bolt release lock the bolt back, but not far enough to let the thing swing to release the bolt. so to release the bolt you still need to pull the bolt back all the way, and press the tab at the bottom to release it, but only because doing so pushes the mag release as well.
so anyway, any one ever run into this problem? if so, any ideas?
thanks
after i put it back together i give the auto bolt release a try and it doesn't work. i double check to make sure i put in the new one and not the old one. tripled check for the hell of it. still doesn't work.... until you hold the mag release forward.
once i looked closer, the mag release is recessed far enough to let the bolt release lock the bolt back, but not far enough to let the thing swing to release the bolt. so to release the bolt you still need to pull the bolt back all the way, and press the tab at the bottom to release it, but only because doing so pushes the mag release as well.
so anyway, any one ever run into this problem? if so, any ideas?
thanks