ThunderingThird Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 I am having an issue where the charging handle will get stuck and the bolt will not eject the round manually when the weapon is loaded, if there are no rounds in the chamber the weapon will allow me to pull back the charging handle without a problem. The weapon will fire but sometimes does not fully eject the round. Any ideas or has anyone had a similar issue?
unforgiven Posted November 19, 2013 Report Posted November 19, 2013 Welcome from Indiana brother Thundering third.DPMS is used by a few of the guys here.Someone will come along shortly.
seasprite Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 Welcome thundering bird, couple of questions for you. Is the ammo 7.62x51 or .308? Are these handloads or factory? and last what is stamped on the bottom of your barrel? It will either be 7.62x51 or .308 and I need the barrel stamp not whats on the side of the receiver.
ThunderingThird Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Posted November 20, 2013 The barrel stamps says DPMS 7.62X51. The ammo is Hornady superperformance .308 Win
washguy Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 Hi Thunder...new rifle? on a brand new one the cartridge can get hard to eject without firing because of the new tight chamber.....first off I wouldnt use super hornaday on a new rifle...some say the oal is just a bit longer and folks have probs with that round..sooo you need to get some regular 308 rounds ...then lube her up real good (bcg) and then do the lock back function.....one round in the mag...fire and see if the carrier locks back to the bolt cattch then get back with us :) Wash
Nereus Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 .223 is not 5.56 but 7.62x51 is .308. Yeah lotsa lube and work the action without ammo. Sounds like a M240 breakin in routine.
seasprite Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 Definitely lube it real good DPMS recommends that the bolt and carrier be pretty much dripping with oil during the break in process. They make em pretty tight I had to use a punch to drift the take down pins the first few times. Use quality ammo for the first 200 rounds to. I used Privi Partizan 175 gr match for my break in. That was the last time mine shot factory I roll my own now. What model do you have? Mine is or was an Oracle ( just a few mods) and it a tack driver. Glad to see another Missourian on here <thumbsup>
ThunderingThird Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Posted November 21, 2013 So it is more than likely not an issue than is going to cause damage to the gun and can be fixed with more lube and different ammo. Are the gas rings on the bolt generally pretty loose? They extend out further than the bolt and catch on the bcg a bit when reassembling?
Rsquared Posted November 21, 2013 Report Posted November 21, 2013 Yeah, the gas ring is supposed to be that way. Welcome aboard by the way.
98Z5V Posted November 21, 2013 Report Posted November 21, 2013 DPMS tight chamber, from the factory. Wash called it. Ream/polish the chamber, either yourself or by a good AR gunsmith. <thumbsup>
rc229 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Posted November 24, 2013 Yep what they said. My CH didn't stick but I had FTE and FTF. It was so bad that I sent it back to DPMS and they reamed it out (sorry for the tech talk) and sent it back. I keep it lubed good and have no issues. RC
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