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Posted: 10/18/2018 11:19:34 PM EDT
There's an indentation with the red circle.  I suspect the cam pin did this.  Why and should I be worried?  It's in a suppressor(98% of the time) 300BLK .  I estimate 300-400 rds through it both supersonic and sub, about a 50/50 mix.  I don't remember any malfunctions with this rifle.



Link Posted: 10/18/2018 11:29:27 PM EDT
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Is your forward assist sticking out?

Edit: Clearly not.  Was looking at the photo without my glasses and thought the carrier had the mark but the carrier isn't even in the photo.  My bad.
Link Posted: 10/18/2018 11:31:31 PM EDT
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Is your forward assist sticking out?
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looks to be the face of the bolt, the locking lugs.  being held back by the lrbho.  not sure what is up with your issue OP.  hoping some more knowledgeable will chime in and I can learn something too
Link Posted: 10/18/2018 11:43:29 PM EDT
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Caused by the cam pin, as you guessed.

And totally normal.  It will wear in to a point and then stop.
Link Posted: 10/18/2018 11:43:49 PM EDT
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Normal cam pin wear. It will wear to a certain point then that's all.
Edit: ditto what he said 20 seconds later
Link Posted: 10/18/2018 11:52:32 PM EDT
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Caused by the cam pin, as you guessed.

And totally normal.  It will wear in to a point and then stop.  
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Hmmmm.  I learned something today.  I had no idea from the picture.
Link Posted: 10/19/2018 12:35:28 AM EDT
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Caused by the cam pin, as you guessed.

And totally normal.  It will wear in to a point and then stop.  
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Weird to me bc my other ones do not have this.

Thx
Link Posted: 10/19/2018 1:27:41 AM EDT
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Weird to me bc my other ones do not have this.

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I have 5 ar15 uppers, all with at least 500 and up to 5000+ rounds on them, and they all have that wear mark.

I imagine it's possible to not have it, if your cam pin head was on the low end of the tolerance spec and/or the pin channel in the upper was on the wider end of the spec.  Either way, it's not unusual or concerning to see it.
Link Posted: 10/19/2018 2:03:52 AM EDT
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Normal. Some of my rifles have it worse than others.
Link Posted: 10/19/2018 4:58:46 AM EDT
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Normal. Some of my rifles have it worse than others.
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Yep. Same for me. As said, it stops wearing eventually.
Link Posted: 10/19/2018 6:19:13 AM EDT
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Normal. Some of my rifles have it worse than others.
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and some don't have that at all
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