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Posted: 5/20/2012 12:20:51 PM EDT
| I did a carbine match this morning and on the final stage I had a couple of failure to feeds. The guys there said it was a lubrication problem. I hadn't lubed my rifle in a about 500 rounds. Is it possible that this is something other than a lubrication problem? The rifle is a Daniel defense carbine. |
| The simplest and most likely culprit is lack of lube. I lube my rifle prior to every shooting session. When I haven's shot it a couple of weeks, I usually pull it out and re-lube it. I would lube the gun properly and go out and shoot it. If you continue to have malfunctions you can troubleshoot it further. |
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I agree. I take my patrol rifle out and inspect it and relube (if necessary) once a month, even if I haven't shot it.
When shooting, I try and give it a squirt of lube every 300 rounds or so. I know it can run for longer sans lubing, but why promote extra wear? |
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Quoted: I did a carbine match this morning and on the final stage I had a couple of failure to feeds. The guys there said it was a lubrication problem. I hadn't lubed my rifle in a about 500 rounds. Is it possible that this is something other than a lubrication problem? The rifle is a Daniel defense carbine. What are you lubing your rifle with? Personally, I run my AR's wet. |
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Most would agree AR's like to be run pretty wet.
When I used to use CLP or oil I would lubricate everything just prior to shooting. A common trick is to keep a small dropper bottle with CLP or oil and drop oil through the ejection port on the carrier and into the ports that lead to the bolt. I know use grease because it doesn't dry off. I keep my AR ready at all times so I would rather not have to pick up and run it dry even though in a DGU scenario it probably wouldn't hurt it at all. |
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I did a carbine match this morning and on the final stage I had a couple of failure to feeds. The guys there said it was a lubrication problem. I hadn't lubed my rifle in a about 500 rounds. Is it possible that this is something other than a lubrication problem? The rifle is a Daniel defense carbine. Adding a couple drops of lube via the bolt carriers vent holes at the start of a days shooting is a good idea. Adding a couple more at the end of the day is a good idea as well. |
What lube were using? I use 10w30 synthetic Motor Oil and this is how mine looks at 750rds. Looked about the same at 1200rds. Still going strong. This pic was taken during the breaks at a 2 day Carbine class. My buddy and I lubed up at that same time with the same oil. I cleaned mine around 1200rds and he has yet to clean or reapply lube to his and he is around 1800rds right now.
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What lube were using? I use 10w30 synthetic Motor Oil and this is how mine looks at 750rds. Looked about the same at 1200rds. Still going strong. This pic was taken during the breaks at a 2 day Carbine class. My buddy and I lubed up at that same time with the same oil. I cleaned mine around 1200rds and he has yet to clean or reapply lube to his and he is around 1800rds right now. http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/a996hawk/2012-03-17_17-12-57_437.jpg I use exactly the same, Mobil 1 to be exact. I had a build that didn't run as well as I would have liked. Started running it wet with Mobil 1 and have not had a single lube related probelm since. My gas block came loose once, but that obviously wasn't a lube problem. |
| I use grease and oil. At 600 rounds, the grease will still be there, so I don't have to put more lube on just yet, but I do anyway, cuz lube is cheap, and parts are a bit more expensive. It's good to know that the rifle will stay lubed that long, should I ever really need to push the limit, which is rather doubtful. Having a properly lubed rifle eliminates one more variable in your problem. |
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What lube were using? I use 10w30 synthetic Motor Oil and this is how mine looks at 750rds. Looked about the same at 1200rds. Still going strong. This pic was taken during the breaks at a 2 day Carbine class. My buddy and I lubed up at that same time with the same oil. I cleaned mine around 1200rds and he has yet to clean or reapply lube to his and he is around 1800rds right now. http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/a996hawk/2012-03-17_17-12-57_437.jpg There is no point in having lube on that portion of the bolt carrier. Only the bearing surfaces matter. |
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