Flieger Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I just added a Colt to my collection of (way too expensive - wife's opinion) and although it comes from the same Walther fatory, my dust cover is not nearly as tight as the H&K 416. Bottom line, it does not stay closed, or opens too easy.Whay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 There have been complaints of this issue. If I remember correctly, mine didn't stay latched when I 1st got it. As with most things on the Colt, is is a bit different from an AR. The AR's dust cover is latched using a ball detent. The Colt is similar, there is a spring loaded detent, but there is a notch on the back side, this is where it latches. The notch can be very slightly enlarged, (with a small needle file), so it will securely latch in the closed position. Anyway - that is what worked on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have been able to "make" my function, but the tab/catch appears to be plastic and I worry that it will simply wear out from use in a very short period of time so I haven't been using it. Has anyone else experienced any wear issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCrabMafia Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I just picked mine up last night so I haven't had a lot of time with it, but so far that's the only issue I see with it is the dust cover. On mine I can get it to close, but when I cycle the bolt I have to do so with some force in order to get the dust cover to open. That doesn't seem right to me, it should open fairly easily I would assume. You can see the dust cover binding when the charging handle is pulled back. At this point I'm not even sure I want to close the dust cover because I'm afraid it will damage the bolt somehow. Does replacing the dust cover with a better version alleviate this problem or is this just one of the shortcomings the rifle has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I no longer own my Colt, but it was an early one and it's dust cover would not latch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Clean and lube it good, sometimes the factory lube/preservative can gunk up. Mine took a few cycles to loosen up. Some of the features on the Colt .22 are cosmetic, bolt release, forward assist, and on the early models the dust cover - some wouldn't open on cycle, some wouldn't stay closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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