I run a stainless CMMG B collar conversion on a CMMG 9" barrel on my SBR for Steel Challenge... I run a Bore Buddy firing pin (after an OEM pin broke) and their wire EDM extractor.... other than that the rest is OEM CMMG... I have machined a step in the rim of the buffer so that it protrudes slightly into the upper to provide some pressure against the end plate... I use steel feed lip Black Dog X magazines that load to 23 rounds... using CCI Blazer or SV that measure .222" I get exceptional reliability, with one failure to fire in 3 years of competition and practice at about 1200 rounds a month.... I have broken a RRA NM hammer, and currently use a LaRue MBT trigger group as I like the flat face of the trigger... the addition of the BB firing pin and extractor IMHO was an excellent addition
the strike end of the BB firing pin is circular and not a wedge, and strikes the cartridge just below the rim where it does not have to dent the strongest point of the rim...