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I'm copy and pasting that.

The coyotes have been especially noisy and bothersome around here. The two-legged and four-legged varieties.

You can remove the puck and weld the plug. That'll neuter it.

If it's the factory puck it doesn't matter. I run the cleaner end toward the stock only to have it the same every time. Screw the plug all the way in until you can't. Back it out until the stop you want, 1 for high power loads and 2 for low power loads. The "play" is because of loose manufacturing standards. Have fun.

Switched from a stick burner to a pellet stove 5 years ago and SO glad we did.

How is your trip going?

A polish job on the bolt will solve your dilemma. Look at some pictures of bolts on here that have been worked and the roughness of yours will be super obvious.

I've seen this myself.

Try not breathing and see her dilemma. Get a quartz heater for your radiant heat.

Let's see what you got, evl.

Nomenclature ALWAYS lists front, rear, left, and right sides of a gun. No matter which way the gun is held or lain the labels are still fixed on those sides and ends. It's very elementary and constant. The little nub in the puck faces front, toward the plug. The concept is to increase the volume inside the the gas block to allow more gas surge to push the puck rearward.