Bigtig01 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) New member from Charleston SC here. I just finished my first build and found a lot of useful information from this site. My build consists of: PSA stripped upper and lower PSA LPK DPMS BCG, rifle buffer, & spring BHW 20" with rifle gas system WC gas block So far it ran with no issues using pmc 308 ammo, but when I tried the federal m80 762 I ran into some FTF issues. A friend explained that the primer strike wasn't deep and may be caused by the round not being fully seated. I'm assuming that the federal isn't generating enough energy. What steps should I take to make this beast eat everything. Edited November 19, 2014 by Bigtig01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 If its brand new...get some more rounds thru the pipe :) Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
392heminut Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Oil that BCG until it's dripping for break-in! It will probably loosen up a bit after you've put some rounds through it but the general consensus is the 308 AR's need to be ran wet while breaking them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Oil that BCG until it's dripping for break-in! It will probably loosen up a bit after you've put some rounds through it but the general consensus is the 308 AR's need to be ran wet while breaking them in. Truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Welcome from Indiana brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtig01 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the advice and the welcome. Figured I would include a pic and detail list of the build. I've been reading about the psa 308 issues and I have to say that I'm satisfied with the build. The only issue I had was a slight wobble initially but a strip of felt on the lower shelf has reduced that. PSA upper, lower, & 308 lpkDPMS BCG, rifle extension tube, buffer, spring, & forward assistBHW 20" with rifle gas systemWC gas block Troy 13.8 rail low profile Magpul miad 308 grip, 308 prs stock, & flip up sights Daniel defense muzzle climb mitigator All I need now is a scope and bipod and the build will be complete. Edited November 24, 2014 by Bigtig01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Good job on that build, tig - that's a sweet looking rifle, man. <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I'm noticing that PSA, when bought as a set, seem to be working properly. It's only when mixing upper/lower combos that things get screwy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaRKle! Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm noticing that PSA, when bought as a set, seem to be working properly. It's only when mixing upper/lower combos that things get screwy.One guy who came here had a set that didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 One guy who came here had a set that didn't work. I sure as hell don't trust them yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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