On the 187 series and later Mini-14s and Ranch Rifles, the bolt stop serves as the ejector, replacing the ejector spring and plunger found on the earlier series.
There are a few possible issues:
1) Be sure the recoil spring guide is placed so that the long side is between the pin and barrel.
2) Check to make sure the ejector on the bolt stop isn't broken and still extends all the way into the slot in the bolt.
3) If you are using a shock buffer, it may be slightly too thick, reducing the slide over run distance just a bit too much.
4) It may be under gassed. If you're using the original gas bushing, there could be an obstruction in either the gas port or the gas bushing.
5) It's not an AR-15, it likes to be run wet (for that matter so does the AR-15). Garands, M1As, M1 Carbines and Mini-14s all run well if you wipe a light coat of oil on everything and then grease the shiny spots on the bolt and slide, and also the bolt lug and bolt lug recess in the slide with a gun grease - Rig, Tetra Gun Grease and surplus Military Rifle Grease all work well.