What is going on here? Bought this in person at a local gun shop today. In the store the action did not feel stiff but after I got home and started playing around with it more, it proceeded to get stiffer and develop a grinding feel. Then I look at the pivot area there are metal shavings and a grinding feel. I wiped them off and it felt smoother but after a few actions it came right back and there are more shavings. Wtf is going on here? This is my first Native 5 and I was excited but I’m really turned off right now. About ready to return this thing tomorrow!!
After playing around with it for an hour now, working the action back and forth, it is now so right and grindy and I cannot open it one handed.
by BigSpender248
5 Comments
Take it apart and take a look.
Looks like the blade got magnetized somehow and is attracting all the manufacturing gunk in there. I’d say oil it and wipe down a few times or try to flush it out somehow. You can try to demagnetize it with a cheap degausser but I don’t know if that will work.
Looks like the blade got magnetized somehow and is attracting all the manufacturing gunk in there. I’d say oil it and wipe down a few times or try to flush it out somehow. You can try to demagnetize it with a cheap degausser but I don’t know if that will work.
The blade is definitely magnetized and that’s why you have shavings on it. You will need to demagnetize it.
Disassemble and lube moving parts,then run the blade through a demagnetizer. Should be a quick and fun little fix.