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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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| Ar10 issues
I have a pretty new ar10, I've ran a few hundred rounds through it and haven't had any real issues, a occasional fte, I took it apart cleaned it and then took it to the range, and out of 20 rd I couldn't get it to cycle, it would extract the brass but not eject it then feed a live round under it, so I figured it was the ammo, so I cleaned it again and tried today with a different ammo and still same issue, the ejector is nice and tight and the extractor works only if I load one round at a time, I'm using a newer (maybe 150rda) 25rd pmag that has always worked before, this is driving me crazy and the manufacturer just says to clean it better
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Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Greater Waxhaw Metropolitan Area
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Your post is a little confusing. At first it says, "...it would extract the brass but not eject it...", but then a little later, "...the extractor works only if I load one round at a time." Is it extraction or ejection that you think is giving you the problem? You don't say if you're using factory ammo or hand loads; if they're hand loads I'd try some factory ammo. |
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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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Sorry, if I put single rounds in it will extract and eject them, but if I use a magazine with more then one round it will jam, and I have tried aguila and federal ammo, before I used federal bulk and it performed flawless
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Forum Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wilmington, DelaWhere?
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Have you tried different mags?
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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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Not yet, I only have the one mag, and I find it hard to believe it could go bad that fast, but I will get another one and try that, and also clean this one
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Ok so after I got off work, I cleaned the bcg really really well, I completely disassembled it, sprayed it down with brake kleen and brushed it, then oiled it up really really well, and it already feels better just charging it with the handle, I thought I had cleaned it and oiled it well enough, but I guess I was wrong, I'm gonna get a new mag tomorrow and hopefully hit the range
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004
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I can't conceive of having only one magazine for any of my guns including the Chinese ones- but maybe that's experience talking- battlefield experience- if your weapon goes south under fire the first thing you do is open the action, lock the bolt to the rear, change mags and run the bolt forward-that's your I/a
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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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I agree, but this isn't my primary weapon, I have a ar15 with multiple mags, and well as others, this was just gonna be for hunting, so I haven't had the need to buy more mags, just been saving for a scope
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004
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when u see me out in the bush I look much the same as I did in nam I wouldn't trust the mouse gun calibers for anything- m14, or m1a, 5 20 round mags in 2 pouches, one in the gun , 2 canteens, and a good knife- the rest is in big alice or the buttpack- reason being is where I live the animules can and do get downright nasty- well, there ain't much that can stand up to 180 grain slug out of an m14,
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004
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| I would buy more mags b4 getting a scope-and I wouldn';t use an ar10 for hunting- there are better lighter choices
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Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern NV
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Something to watch when cleaning the bolt. Before you re-insert it into the BCG make sure the gas rings are properly spaced, and don't have all the splits lined up, that can cause short stroking.
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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: AZ
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| the gas ring on mine is a spiral it's continuous and I don't have to worry about that
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Augustine, FL
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Is the extractor spring present? Is the extractor moving? Geoff Who is unfamiliar with the AR-10 extractor. |
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Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern NV
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With only one magazine, unless you're REALLY familiar with the weapon, it's very difficult to determine if it's a gun or magazine issue.
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| No argument on more mags as one can always get dropped and bent, etc, but why not use the AR10 for hunting? Isn't it a .7.62/.308? That caliber or one of my .270s are my primary hunting guns. Oh, I do have a 300 RUM I truly hate and a old Rem 740 in .30-06 but prefer the .308 or .270s.
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004
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all i'm saying is it wouldn't be my first choice for hunting- I have other probably more reliable guns in my armoury- but it also depends if you stalk and spot or ambush hunt- and it's hard to beat the garand /14 platform for quick and easy strip and repairs if need be- I use one for my "camp " gun b/c they\re too heavy to tote
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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At my age I'm reduced to ambush hunting and my bolts aren't all that heavy at 7 pound plus a Leopoldscope. May not be sporting but we love venison.
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Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004
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I have to put up with BEARS= and not black bears- I never thought that a griz would dine on a black bear until last summer when I happened on one on the trail doing exactly that
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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LMAO! Down here all we have are black bears once in a while and they aren't very big. If I were 50 years younger and single I'd give Montana or Alaska a go. Enjoy it while you can. |
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