hobbycollector
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- Mar 6, 2019
- 67
The last time I shot a similar rifle was back in ‘05 when I qualified with an M-16A1 that kicked little more than a bolt action .22LR. I can field strip and clean em but troubleshooting is beyond my knowledge. I know the 16” AR is supposed to kick a little more but I’m getting probably twice the recoil of an M-16. Cases are being ejected at 1:00. Cases are dented during ejection. It sounds like the bolt or buffer is bottoming out on recoil. It sounds like there are 2-3 clanks of the buffer weights after rebound. The rifle cycles Winchester .223 and 5.56 rounds fine and I had zero failure to anythings. I’m guessing my entry level DelTon has an enlarged gas port and it’s overgassed, but I just shot and cleaned M-16s before and have never had to troubleshoot. After looking at ammo, should I be looking at buffers and adjustable gas blocks or am I overthinking things? Is what I’m experiencing normal on ARs and it was just hidden with the closed stock, longer gas system, and heavier rifle?