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 Bolt catch issues
loveski5  [Member]
3/31/2012 2:32:45 PM
Went out to the range today with my first build, everything was going fine. After about 100 rounds the bolt catch stopped working after the last round was fired. I tried it with a few different magazines and the same thing kept happening. If i pull it back with the charging handle it catches just fine! I'm thinking its a gas problem since it was working at first but not now (but i have no idea what to do if it is a gas problem. I know there are tons of forums on here about bolt catch issues and i searched for a while, but I could find one where it was working but then stopped. If there is a thread feel free to direct me toward it and sorry about the repost.
Dano523  [Moderator]
3/31/2012 4:14:46 PM
Did you fully clean the weapon, including chamber with a chamber brush before shooting the rig?

When the problem occurred, did you pull the B/C and replenished the CLP on both the inside and outside of it to re-lube the upper bearing parts (though migration off the B/C to them) to see if fouling was the problem at hand during initial break in?