wtrdog Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I'm having problems with my 2 year old lefthanded M2 being real sluggish when recycling shells. I'll clean the gun and it will work great for about 2 boxes of duck loads, then it will start to get REAL slow, almost to the point of stopping and requiring a push. any suggestions on what i might try or what i might not be doing right when cleaning the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Have you cleaned and lubed the recoil spring and guide? Are you disassembling the bolt group and cleaning that as well? What kind of cleaner and lube are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Clean the recoil assembly. It comes apart nice now. Are you using WD-40 or something else that has gummed up the recoil assembly? mudhen - CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtrdog Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 i've taken the trigger assembly and slide out, but i haven't taken out the spring if thats what lives in the stock. been hesitant to get into that for fear of messing something up. i'm using nitro solvent to clean parts and very lightlyhitting the internal moving parts with birchwood casey gun sheath to keep moisture out and lube. should i just be using a couple drops of rem oil instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtrdog Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 the thing i failed to mention is that it's not really when i'm shooting it, it's more when i'm loading shells and opening/closing the action that i really notice the sluggishness and thats when i almost have to help it along. that's one reason i didn't think it would be in the recoil spring. is that way off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Yes, the condition of the recoil spring (that lives in the stock) is what makes the action slide forwards. Strip it completely, including the recoil spring and housing. You also need to disassemble the bolt group and remove the firing pin, inertia spring, etc. Clean all parts. I prefer Hoppes Elite Gun Cleaner. If anything is really cruddy looking, use Gunscrubber or compressed air to blow it out. I would not use nitro solvent on anything but the bore. I really like Benelli's oil, but Rem-Oil should be good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtrdog Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 thanx for the feedback. i'll pick up the cleaner and oil and give it a whirl. appreciate your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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