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    Marauder

    Marauder

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    Dec 14, 2010
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    lsw said:
    I've been pretty busy and was only able to get to the range for about an hour in the late afternoon. Ran out of daylight before I had a chance to set up a target at 100 yards, but while I was dialing in the scope at 50, had cloverleaf & single hole 3 shot groups.

    Had a cycling problem, though. The rifle ejected OK but wasn't picking up the next round from the magazine. Short stroking? Unfortunately I didn't bring my other AR so I couldn't swap any parts to try & isolate the problem.

    I tried the lower on my Windham HBAR a few weeks ago, about 50 rounds without problems. At that time, the lower had a carbine buffer & stock. I changed it to the A2 stock & rifle buffer parts when I assembled the new rifle. The new rifle also has a new BCG that was never fired before. Problem was consistent with the 3 mags I had, (2 Pmags and a C products 10 rounder) which all work fine in my Windham.

    I didn't see anything obvious when checked the rifle at home later. I expect I'll get it figured out when I have a chance to take it to the range along with the Windham and swap parts & assemblies. Meantime, any advice & suggestions are welcomed!
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    With a new BCG I would run it super wet with oil and use 5.56 NATO ammo to brake the gun in. What kind of ammo did you use?
     
    lsw

    lsw

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    Sep 2, 2013
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    Marauder said:
    With a new BCG I would run it super wet with oil and use 5.56 NATO ammo to brake the gun in. What kind of ammo did you use?
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    Thanks, lubing it heavily will be the first thing I try for sure. I was using a mix of ammo, some .223 but also some Federal NATO spec 5.56 though honestly I can't really remember now how much of each I fired. I'll stick to the NATO stuff next time until I get the rifle sorted out. Just wish that the weather & my schedule would agree for a change!
     
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