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Guys:
Quite interesting thread. I was getting worried that I was reducing the rare stoppage in one of my 1911's the wrong way for twenty five years. I never figured there were four or five ways to do this depending on the situation and am happy that sane people here, both my SF comerades and others, confirmed for me that I have been doing this simple task correctly all along! How could I have figured this out without having to attend a shooting academy I wonder? He, he, he.
I do have a serious question though.
One of you all mentioned the 'double feed' situation that seemed to plague the M-4 carbine for quite a while. Not really a true 'double feed' but I know exactly what you are talking about. Expended cartridge jammed between the bolt and the receiver and one round kind of hung up whilst attempting to get into the chamber. Can't say I have ever seen this with the M-16A1 or A2 but I have seen it more times than I can count with the issued M-4.
I am curious if anyone has a 'reduce a stoppage' drill for this particular circumstance. Those of you who have seen this know that you can't pull the charging handle back, the bolt is part way in the buffer spring tube so you can't shotgun the carbine, and you can't force the bolt shut either. Aside from shooting the M-4 with your pistol, what are your 'reduce a stoppage' drills for this particular type of failure to function on the M-4?
Gene
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