Post by ice283 on May 30, 2013 17:59:29 GMT 1
Hi guys,
I have a Deactivated 1942 Enfield made Bren Mk1. I took the recoil spring out of it on Sunday, as I wanted to see how the stock came off as I was thinking of putting a finish on it. The recoil spring was covered in grease, so I cleaned it over Monday and Tuesday, and then I oiled it yesterday afternoon. I put the stock and spring back into the Bren and screwed the cap onto the spring. I cocked it once, and it didn't feel quite right, but I think that was just the recoil spring aligning. I cocked it a second time and fired off the action, fine. I did it a third time without a problem. I then tried to cock it a fourth time, and I couldn't cock it. It was jammed. I stripped the Bren, and the first thing that I noticed was that the Bolt and Carrier didn't slide out of the receiver. I tried to move them out, pull them out, push them out, but they wouldn't come out, there's about 2cm of play back and forth. I've been pushing and pulling the parts over and over again. I've sprayed a lot of oil into the working parts in a hope that it may dislodge any obstruction. The problem is that the bolt is not sliding down below the raised part of the receiver, the mag well effectively. It is just ramming itself into the metal, and not lifting itself at all. I think something must be obstructing the travel of the bolt on its tracks, on the carrier. I did a Google search and could not find anything like this, I contacted a workshop who said they had never seen anything like it and I contacted the dealer who said he would have a look at a few of his Brens to see if he could come up with a solution. I was wondering if this problem had happened to any one else? and if any one here can help.
Thanks.
I have a Deactivated 1942 Enfield made Bren Mk1. I took the recoil spring out of it on Sunday, as I wanted to see how the stock came off as I was thinking of putting a finish on it. The recoil spring was covered in grease, so I cleaned it over Monday and Tuesday, and then I oiled it yesterday afternoon. I put the stock and spring back into the Bren and screwed the cap onto the spring. I cocked it once, and it didn't feel quite right, but I think that was just the recoil spring aligning. I cocked it a second time and fired off the action, fine. I did it a third time without a problem. I then tried to cock it a fourth time, and I couldn't cock it. It was jammed. I stripped the Bren, and the first thing that I noticed was that the Bolt and Carrier didn't slide out of the receiver. I tried to move them out, pull them out, push them out, but they wouldn't come out, there's about 2cm of play back and forth. I've been pushing and pulling the parts over and over again. I've sprayed a lot of oil into the working parts in a hope that it may dislodge any obstruction. The problem is that the bolt is not sliding down below the raised part of the receiver, the mag well effectively. It is just ramming itself into the metal, and not lifting itself at all. I think something must be obstructing the travel of the bolt on its tracks, on the carrier. I did a Google search and could not find anything like this, I contacted a workshop who said they had never seen anything like it and I contacted the dealer who said he would have a look at a few of his Brens to see if he could come up with a solution. I was wondering if this problem had happened to any one else? and if any one here can help.
Thanks.
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