jk6672 Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 I went out and shot my m4 for the first time. Very nice. I do have one question though. Is there a break in period to get her loosened up enough for some speed shooting? When pulling the trigger as fast as I could about every three shells the bolt would go to the rear to reload. is this normal. I've only put 42 loads thru it to date. Afterwards, I broke it down, cleaned, and oiled. I'm going to try again tomorrow. i should mention I didn't oil it when I assembled it, the bolt seemed already well oiled Quote
jk6672 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Posted April 10, 2014 I was using REMINGTON 12GA 2-3/4" 00 BUCKSHOT 9-PELLET Quote
BLACK Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 the bolt would go to the rear to reload. is this normal. Yes this is normal. Quote
M2_shootr Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Many seem to like about 100 rounds of heavy shot for break in Quote
12508 Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Weird that it failed with buckshot. I have never had a failure of any kind shooting buckshot- ever. Try again and use the lube the gun comes with. Quote
Unobtanium Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 I've owned multiple M4's and always clean/heavily lube them. Never a failure unless I am firing lightweight skeet loads (as in, 2.75 Dram) from the hip holding it loosely TRYING to make it jam. Quote
DSteagall Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 My M4 is new as well. I have probably put 75-100 rounds of the Remington Buck thru it. I have also tried Federal target loads and I get a FTE with almost every round sometimes two. I thought they would be able to run those thru without problems. I have tried it dry and with SlideGlide (red) on the bolt. I don't recommend using slide glide...A pretty tough cleanup will be waiting for you. So now the only thing I use is Militec-1. I use it to coat the firearm inside and out then heat up the gun to get it into the metal and also as lube. This is still now allowing me to run the Federal target loads. Suggestions? ~David Quote
M2_shootr Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 I used 3" shells for break-in......you may just need some more shells down range. As far as lube, I use Slip 2000 EWL Quote
DSteagall Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 I don't want to high jack jk6672's thread. but I was using the same shells as he was and mine ran flawlessly. As far as speed, I'm still trying to get used to shooting fast so I don't think I would have noticed what he is speaking of. The only thing I did notice was that my face was sore from grinning ear-to-ear!!! Quote
M2_shootr Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Yep,.......the cheeks do get a bit tired from the smile! Quote
jk6672 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Posted April 10, 2014 I ran some slugs and more buckshot thru it today. About 150 rounds, and fired much better. No jamming with as fast as I could pull. So, I guess after about a hundred rounds it's good to go. Quote
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