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8/17/2014 9:49:27 AM EDT
When cleaning my AR yesterday I removed and cleaned the extractor for the first time.  I had difficulty reassembling the extractor to the bolt body but finally got it in place.  I have had absolutely no hiccups with the rifle after just a little shy of 1K rounds.

After reassembly I ran rounds through it to ensure the extractor was working.  I did this because I wanted to verify that the extractor was working. I find it is not feeding correctly.  I appears to be trying to feed two rounds when I release the charging handle.  I have not tried to fire it so it is not failing with semiauto feeding.  I have only tried to feed it with the safety on and working the charging handle.  It is doing this regularly with different magazines and different brands of ammo.  When I do get it to feed it extracts just fine.

I half expected a problem with extraction but would not think there was any connection between the extractor and failure to feed properly.  Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
8/21/2014 2:12:20 PM EDT
[#1]
It is kind of hard to screw up putting the extractor back on the bolt. Can you post a pic? Also working the action by hand is also not the same as firing the weapon. I would suggest loading up a magazine and try firing it like normal. If you have a failure try taking photos or a short video and report back. If you are still worried take it to your local GS and have them look at it.
8/22/2014 10:38:04 AM EDT
[#2]
Thanks for the reply NCHornet.  I did take it to my GS and should have it back in a few weeks.
8/22/2014 6:31:27 PM EDT
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Thanks for the reply NCHornet.  I did take it to my GS and should have it back in a few weeks.
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Check that out should only take a few minutes, my advise is to find another GS or someone who knows how to assemble a bolt.
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