spankybear

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I took the rifle out twice. First time I fired the rifle, two rounds, the second cartage stuck in the chamber. Took the rifle home and did a good cleaning and polished the chamber. The next time out the rifle seem to extract fine but wouldn't always eject or lock the bolt back or pick up the round. I looked the the cartage to see if there was any signs of the case sticking. I didn't see any. It's as if there's isn't enough recoil or the spring it too stiff. Anybody have any ideas?

Yes I have a bolt hold in the rifle... The spring was a tad under 12" I believe like maybe 1/16"

    Yes I have had the spring out and as a matter of fact I have refinished the rifle and had everything apart... I did gears the spring with Tetra Grease.. Maybe this is a problem?

    Greek HXP

Hello... I stumbled across a Johnson and...well... had to pick it up... Have always wanted one... Anyway, The rifle is not in the best of condition. It needs some TLC. I have been reading about them and I believe this is a Windfield?(sp) as the stock is glossy and the rifle is blued. It came with 2 barrels 1 blued and one not. The blued one has no bayo lug and the "ears" have been ground down. Same too as the muzzle wear is better. Since I am a new guy I hope you don't mind me asking some questions. I am going to repark the rifle and refinish the stock. Also give it some TLC. I have worked on M1 Garands, M14s and M1911... I enjoy tinkering... First questions I have is how to check head space. I have the gauges and know how to check m1s and m14s. It's easy to tell when the bolt is closed or not on them. How can you tell on the Johnson? Since there is 2 barrels I want to see if they are both ok. I kind of looked through the archives and I don't think I seen it posted. I'll post pictures of the rifle and as I get work done. Thanks...

Nice looking rifle...

I use a dowel and some 0000 steel wool and a drill motor. Well that's what I use on M1 Garands when they need it...

I thought about it but I have been spending money a little too much lately... and I really don't "need" it... It did have the sheath too...

Found a bolt hold back and dropped that in ... Much nicer... I took the rifle out and had a bit of problem with a failure to extract. I don't know if it's the ammo or chamber. I was using HXP from the CMP...

If you are in western Washington somebody had a bayonet for the Johnson for 150 bucks at the WAC gun show this weekend. It was missing the clip though...

I'll love to see pictures. when you get it in...

? Also pins for the bayo lug... Also where's a good source for a recoil spring? Thanks

humm... Sent him a message through this place asking about parts and he never respond back...??

Well I got it done today... Hot out of the park tanks... Need to do a tad more tinkering but she back together...

Well... Got a new hand guard... and its in awesome shape... Only problem is its darker than the stock ... The stock has 4 coats of BLO the hand guard has one.

Yes sir I too have saved M1 receivers that where pitted... and a 1911A1... I draw file to get the pitting out. I have a tank that will hold barrels and M1 op rods. It's not wide enough for the Johnson receiver. However I just picked up a tray (guess that's what you call them) from a food supply place for restaurants. It the type that they use in steam tables. anyway it's stainless and will work fine for the receiver... I have 2 coats of BLO on the stock and a new forend from Numrich in the mail. I did find a slight problem with the magazine. It seems somebody ground on one of the tabs the pin goes in. I don't think it's going to hurt anything but it's ground on. I wasn't going to refinish the mag so maybe a touch of cold blue there? I'll post pic later on. I think I am going to park the parts this weekend (weather permitting) I think I am going to take Mr. Alperts advice and not park the small parts. I think they are original finish and are not too worn. Also I can see how my park solution looks on the parts. As you know the park will get darker/blacker as it ages. I do have another question. Is the pin that hold the barrel latch in the receiver staked? I would like to take that off when I part the receiver. More and more I read about this rifle the more I like it. I can't wait to shoot it. I think it's going to be a fun rifle to shoot.

Not a fan of cold bluing but... this Oxpho-blue has raised an eyebrow. How durable is this? Like compared to park?

Funny thing is some parts have been polished and blued. The trigger guard, trigger housing, trigger, bolt stop cover (sorry if I am getting the part names incorrect), one of the barrels (there's two), the charging handle and the receiver. I don't think they where polished and blued at the factory. I think the magazine is original with the exception of the door/cover, this is parked. I think the extractor was only blued and polished on one side. The spring tube had some crud (I think varnish) and some rust on the top .I was going to leave the mag alone but maybe try to park the door. It's looks like zinc park as it's a light gray. The good part was who ever did it didn't spend a lot of time polishing the parts and a media blaster should do a nice job rough them up. The stock had some high gloss varnish on it and has been stripped off. I will be applying a few coats of BLO and I want to try some tom's 1/3 paste on top. There was a small chip on the back of the stock (rubber bands) that I fixed... I do want to ask was the firing pin blackened/parked? There is very little finish on it and I can't tell what if any finish is on it. As for the front hand guard... I found one at Numrich... Hops it a nice one... Thanks for any help...

Mag Barrel number one Barrel number two

Numbers on parts... Firing pin Bolt Extractor Do they call this the cam lock? Hammer Trigger housing?

So it begins... Hope to have some of the parts parked this weekend... I don't have a tank big enough for the receiver... Hope to find one soon. I can park everytihing else though.

I have a question about finish... Was the bolt parked or blackend originally?

Thanks!

No scope holes... I do my own parkerizing and stock repair/refinish... I saw this and said this should be a nice project.. The biggest thing I can find wrong so far is the rifle was VERY dirty... Dust, carbon, sand, ect... I took her completely apart and cleaned her up. The rifle seems to function much better... I have not shot it yet but I am confident there will be no problems. Here's is of the M1 Garands receivers I refinished... It was not in the best of shape when I got it. Before After Here's a 1911 I did.. Before after