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June 16th, 2007  
FO Seaman
Tribuni Angusticlavii
 
 
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Originally Posted by Dawghusker
I have a Springfield MIA. The weapon has been fired about 500 times. Lately, I've been getting about a 50% failure rate on ejecting casings. I think I either have an obstructed gas tube or problems with the bolt-mounted ejector.

I suppose I could take it to the local gun repair guy. Otherwise, does anyone have a suggestion as to how I might try to repair it at home?

Thanks

How often do you lube it? I had the same problem with a Savage .22LR semi-auto, problem was the slide wasn't sliding fast enough because of dust.
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