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Posted: 12/11/2008 9:37:23 AM EDT
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Brand new stock rifle (Charles Daly) 20" 1/9 CM .223 55grain Remington ammo two different 30 rd mags. (1 old, 1 new)
First time I shot it I had many problems with short stroking. I am a brand new AR owner and I need some troubleshooting tips. Is it normal for break in problems? What should I look for first to correct? |
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Are you running the rifle wet? (don't skimp on the lube!) run the sucker so wet it gets some on you. Yes there is "some" break-in. Bolt carrier group should be wet. Squirt a little down the buffer tube.
What kind of ammo are you using? Don't break your rifle in with Wolf or Brown Bear or Silver Bear or gunshow reloads. Use good known quality ammunition (brass cased)––the three above have a reputation for being dirty and slightly underpowered...not a good thing when breaking a rifle in. |
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First off, welcome to the site!!!!!
Now out the gate, spend some time in the cleaning section to learn to learn to correctly clean and lube the rifle (including the correct solvents to use). With the gun correctly cleaned before it's madden voyage (including the mags), then test for short stoking the first shot. This is done by loading a single round of Brass case factory ammo into the mag, the round charged from the mag (leaving the empty mag in the rifle) and firing the shot. The correct end resolts will be that the bolt is locked back on the bolt catch. Next load two round, and test again. If the spent case from the first round is left in the action, then you have problems with either the extractor dropping the case before the end of full rear stroke, of the ejector is bound up and not ejecting the case correctly. If you get through the above without problems, then load up a mag and go at it. If during the first few hundred rounds you have problem, relube the upper bearing surfaces with CLP and see if that solves the problem. During this short break-in with brass case factory new ammo, the parkerized and anodized surfaces are mating together (this loose fouling in the action), and a little extra lube often solves the problem. |
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