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Gator417

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Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« on: December 29, 2023, 06:17:31 PM »
Fired my newest Yugo the other day and was overall quite pleased.
Good: It seems to be a pretty accurate gun. No record setter, but certainly within standard.
Bad: I couldn't get it to run more than 2 or 3 shots without a misfeed or FTEj.
Ugly: The last round is still stuck in the chamber with part of the case head ripped off.
I checked out the bore and chamber before firing. They seemed to be fine, but apparently I need to have a closer look.
The piston is snug in the gas tube and I was using a Murray's gas valve. When it ran, it was ejecting really well. Could this be the result of having the recoil spring in backwards? Not sure if it was, but it's very likely.
My plan is to polish the chamber and examine the feed lips next to my ChiCom, maybe even try it with the Chinese mag, but past that I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks in advance,
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Re: Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2024, 08:15:43 PM »
You are on the right track with getting the chamber cleaned up. Backward spring would not cause the broken shell.

Fix that first and let us know.

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Update
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2024, 10:10:39 PM »
Finally got that case unstuck. I ended up drilling out the back of the case and tapping it 1/4x20. Then I ran a piece of all-thread in, threw some fender washers and a nut on and started cranking. After a few cranks it popped right out like it was never there. At first glance the chamber seems to be fine and the case looks normal as well  I expected to see something obviously wrong, but nothing yet. I'll give it more detailed inspection in a bit and see what we find.
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Re: Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2024, 04:42:36 PM »
A camera that will attach to your phone and get into the chamber and barrel can be had on Amazon for $10 or less. It will be a great help moving forward.

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Re: Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2024, 03:01:52 AM »
I did see what appears to be some small rust spots in the chamber. Maybe that's enough to hold a case in there with the help of some melted laquer. I'll get to cleaning and polishing all that up and retest in the next month.
Thanks for the heads up on that super cheap bore scope. Sounds like something EVERY gun owner should have.
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Re: Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2024, 09:12:11 AM »
You may also want to invest in a broken shell extractor. I keep one with my SKS and each 5.56 AR. Haven't had to use any on my guns yet, but did help a guy at the range a few years back, to get his SKS running again. It worked surprisingly well and only took a few minutes. His surplus ammo was in poor condition and the second time it happened, he called it a day after removing the second case.

Not sure from your description that it would have helped in this case.

Cleaning the chamber well will likely solve any extraction issues. The tapered case of the round tends to extract easily unless either the ammo or chamber has an issue.

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Re: Mixed results from "new" Yugo
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2024, 09:24:56 AM »
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