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Posted: 10/20/2004 4:09:44 PM EDT
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If it only happens with one mag, its the mag.
I dont know the magpul followers.... but the first thing I would check is correct spring orientation. They can be put in backward. Second, take a ruler or the like, and "break" the follower in...running it up and down inside the mag like 20 or 30 times. This will smooth it up if it is binding. Third, change to a USGI green follower and see how it behaves. |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 4:10:51 PM EDT
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Probably the spring. Try swapping just the spring between a good mag and the troublesome one. Odds are the problem follows the spring. And you can get replacement springs.
CJ |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 4:46:48 PM EDT
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Ok, I swapped spring and follower with a known good one...same thing. Once again, I compared
it to another identical mag. I still see no diference. If the mag is out of spec it shouldn't be off bad enough to do this. I wonder if I should replace that "thing" in the lower? |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 4:53:34 PM EDT
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That mag is probably just a LITTLE bit tight on the follower.
Got a set of calipers or a micrometer? If so, see if that mag is a bit narrower than others, perhaps. If it is, you MIGHT be able to salvage it by removing the follower from it and sanding the sides of the follower just a little bit to make it a hair narrower. Also, try looking inside the upper through the ejection port while working the action a few times. If you use live ammo, be VERY careful not to fire one! CJ |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 5:01:57 PM EDT
[#5]
Out of spec mag body. Use it for failure training. |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 5:36:57 PM EDT
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll mess with it tomorrow. If I can't get it to work, well I've got a new spring to put in old usgi mags. |
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Posted: 10/20/2004 11:40:36 PM EDT
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have you checked how the follower interfaces with the bolt catch? Pull the upper off and work the mag in and out of the lower. It may be that your catch is just stiff enough that a slightly weaker spring or minimal engagement can cause the catch to fail.
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Posted: 10/21/2004 4:21:52 PM EDT
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I have the same problem except it is with all my mags. At first the spring couldnt hold the catch down at all. I messed with it some and now I can manipulate it with my hand. Now it will spring out if I pull the bolt to the rear again, but the mag followers wont hold the catch up. So, the bolt wont lock open on an empty mag. I dont mean to hijack, but how do I loosen that darn thing up?
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Posted: 10/21/2004 5:58:24 PM EDT
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You can trim a bit off the sides of the followers, or you can stretch the springs out a bit to give them a bit more pressure, or you can very slightly widen the mouth of the mag by wedging something into it, but carefully. Don't try this last one if the mag already doesn't drop free when the mag release is hit.
CJ |
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Posted: 10/21/2004 6:26:29 PM EDT
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If it is with all your mags... take your bolt catch out and sand it down a bit on the sides, and check your lower slot for burrs. It should be able to pivot freely. Make sure you put the correct spring in the bolt catch.... some people mix up the disconnector spring and the BC spring. |
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Posted: 10/21/2004 6:36:01 PM EDT
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The straight spring is bolt catch and the kinda cone shaped one is the disconnector spring right? Could too much CLP in the disconnecor cause this also? Thanks.
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Posted: 10/21/2004 6:43:39 PM EDT
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I knocked the pin out. When I just use the punch to pivot the catch, the mag holds it up just fine. Perhaps the pin is too tight? If so how can I fix that?
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Posted: 10/21/2004 8:38:14 PM EDT
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Sorry to bombard this thread, but I think I got it fixed. I took pieces of sand paper and ran them through the pin hole on the latch. After a bunch of sanding it seems to have loosened it up. BTW it was a model1 parts kit on a mega lower.
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Posted: 10/21/2004 8:52:12 PM EDT
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Sounds like your bolt catch hole was a little tight. You are on the right track.
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Posted: 10/22/2004 2:49:52 PM EDT
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Thanks for all the help guys. I haven't had time to mess with it. In the last few days, my fiance
left me, I found out a young family member has terminal bone cancer, and last night I had to euthanize my best friend  If my house doesn't burn down this weekend, I'll try an fix my AR 
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Posted: 10/22/2004 6:45:57 PM EDT
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I had the same problem with the M1S bolt catch on an ameetec lower, had to drill the pin hole out, also can't move the safty lever back to safe when the hammers decocked, haven't had this problem with bushy, amalite or dpms trigger groups, anyone got any ideas? |
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Posted: 10/22/2004 7:34:43 PM EDT
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I dont think you are supposed to be able to put the selector on safe if the hammer is not cocked. At least that has been my experience on M16, bushy, and my franken-AR.
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Posted: 10/22/2004 7:38:20 PM EDT
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Well that just sucks on three different levels! None of them good! You have my condolences and sympathies. Prayers sent, and one of them is for your fiance to come back to her senses and remember what a great guy you are! Go out into you yard with a shovel and find the Tree of Woe seedling that has apparently sprouted in your yard somewhere. Dig that sucker up and either burn it in place or plant it in the yard of someone you really can't stand! CJ |
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Posted: 10/22/2004 7:44:53 PM EDT
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A little late maybe, but.
I recently got some LPK's (6) of them in which the holes in the bolt catch lever were too small, they hung up and were tight. Would not catch the bolt no matter which mag used. I found that if the roll pin won't slip into the hole in the lever unassembled, it was tight when assembled. I had to ream all 6 out a bit to get them to work. These were all supposed to be RRA kits. I got another RRA kit from a different source and everything fit perfect. The levers were even marked different. EDIT: bolt catch = lever to me. HTH Danny |
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Posted: 10/22/2004 7:58:48 PM EDT
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thats what everyones been telling me, but my bushy 15s' and armalite ar10 do, was just wondering cause the lower I just built with M1S parts won't. didn't mean to highjack your thread Flushdraw. |
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Posted: 10/23/2004 9:52:43 AM EDT
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Thanks for the prayers, CJ. I'm ok with the fiance leaving. She had a big ass, and posting pooper pics was a dream that could never be realized  Actually, I'm more upset about having to bury my little girl today...Tree of Woe seedling still not spotted. I must continue looking... Ndenway: You have my permission to hijack this thread 
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