Question for you PTR-91 owners

[BUFF7MM]

Ok, I took my new toy to the range this weekend and that thing is a shooter for sure.
Do any of you have any problem with your brass being wrecked upon ejection? I had a few cases that were ejected and looked to be ok, but the majority of them were dented pretty bad.
The cartrages were factory Remington 150 grain soft point. I figure they were hitting the edge of the ejection port, but some of them were pretty bad. Any thoughts on how this can be avoided, I'd like to save the brass for reloading at some point.

 

[BradMacc82]

I don't own one myself, have shot with a few owner's though, seems to be pretty common from my own observation, even on steel-cased rounds.

 

[sailskidrive]

I don't own one myself, have shot with a few owner's though, seems to be pretty common from my own observation, even on steel-cased rounds.

My current PTR isn't quite as bad, but the Hk 91 I previously owned was like a can crusher for brass. It's a known "feature".

 

[BUFF7MM]

My current PTR isn't quite as bad, but the Hk 91 I previously owned was like a can crusher for brass. It's a known "feature".

Did your HK do it with both commercial 308's and surplus 7.62x51?

 

[PGTMG]

Hello,

Yes my PTR-91 does the same thing.

 

[ohen cepel]

You can buy a snap on buffer to stop it from doing that:
http://www.robertrtg.com/pofport_carry.html
This site was the first one that came up, I have no knowledge of the seller.

I have heard it was meant to do that to the brass but not sure if that is just "net ninja" crap or not though.

 

[BUFF7MM]

You can buy a snap on buffer to stop it from doing that:
http://www.robertrtg.com/pofport_carry.html
This site was the first one that came up, I have no knowledge of the seller.

I have heard it was meant to do that to the brass but not sure if that is just "net ninja" crap or not though.

Thanks for the link, I was trying to figure out how to put a little strip of rubber on it to keep it from doing that, but it would have looked like I "Bubbed" it.

 

[phenamunan]

This is what brass looks like coming out of my 91.

 

[sailskidrive]

Did your HK do it with both commercial 308's and surplus 7.62x51?

Yes, it sure did. Keep in mind 308 is loaded hotter than NATO 7.62...

I shoot mainly Brown Bear in mine. It's fine at 100 yards and every once in a while I get a flier at 200 yards.

Enjoy.

Here you go... Teutonic bliss.

 

[DarthZed]

RobertRTG is GTG. I've bought many things from them for the PTR, Uzi, and AKs. They have never disappointed me.

 

[jimbobborg]

Ok, I took my new toy to the range this weekend and that thing is a shooter for sure.
Do any of you have any problem with your brass being wrecked upon ejection? I had a few cases that were ejected and looked to be ok, but the majority of them were dented pretty bad.
The cartrages were factory Remington 150 grain soft point. I figure they were hitting the edge of the ejection port, but some of them were pretty bad. Any thoughts on how this can be avoided, I'd like to save the brass for reloading at some point.

Don't shoot commercial .308 out of it, you will eventually break a case in the chamber. They're designed to use 7.62 NATO ammo, which has considerably thicker brass than .308. In all likelihood, you won't be able to reload your brass. Between the ejection and the fluted chamber, brass is going to be really chewed.

 

[clandestine]

The flute marks are just carbon and dont effect reloading. A Port buffer will help minimize the damage but it will scratch the receiver installing it if your dont do it a certain way.

Other things that tear up the brass are the Barrel Mouth/Trunnion smoothness, Mag Feed Lip/Feed Cut smoothness, Extractor smoothness, and Bolt Head/Carrier underside smoothness.

 

[BUFF7MM]

Thanks guys, the way it spits brass 20 feet to the front, theres no wonder that they look the way they do.

 

[Deep Creek Rock]

Im pretty sure if you wore a pair of shooting gloves like Massad Ayoob was wearing a few benches down, you would have not had one single issue with that PTR-91! At minimum, you'd cover up those war injuries from peeling all those potatoes!

 

[BUFF7MM]

I'll have to try them next time we are there.