Yet Another Gun Thread
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Well, I just got back from the range, showed the problem to the guy working there, took it down stairs, came with with a new spring and the gun worked fine for an additional 200 rounds. Apparently some of the coils on the small-spring were blocked and would not fully retract the slide. The slide release was also bent, so the gun-smith bent it back into shape. Now the gun works fine, and the gun smith did the work for free.
Well, that was easy. When I recieved the gun I noticed there was no paint on the internal slide parts, where you apply oil. I wonder if this gun was shot, had a problem, and someone swapped it out and thought they'd mail it to me. The two I bought at the same time had serials that were nowhere near each other. No more peculiar metal-shavings either, but the slide has a groove in the bottom from the slide lock.
Oh well, my gun works now.
Well, that was easy. When I recieved the gun I noticed there was no paint on the internal slide parts, where you apply oil. I wonder if this gun was shot, had a problem, and someone swapped it out and thought they'd mail it to me. The two I bought at the same time had serials that were nowhere near each other. No more peculiar metal-shavings either, but the slide has a groove in the bottom from the slide lock.
Oh well, my gun works now.
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Speaking of AR's, I had my very first AR failure yesterday. Took my girlfriend to a local range for her first time shooting and ran a magazine through my lightweight build, handed it over to her for a few rounds then offered it to a guy and his 11 year old boys. Two shots from the father and it stopped operating. Tried to charge the rifle and the bolt wouldn't operate, so I broke it open to have the bolt and charging handle operate smoothly but the buffer wouldn't compress. Tried with my finger to depress it into the tube and only had it move once. Attempted to depress the retaining pin and it was also stuck! Haven't had time to tear it apart and see what's going on but I'm wondering if my buffer experiment failed afterall?? Used an A2 buffer tube, Carbine buffer and rifle buffer spring...
Might post pictures if I ever get back home to strip it..
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They've got a groupbuy on snipershide until Oct 1 . $600, then of course the $200 tax stamp.
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Never messed with the weight on this carbine buffer, but I've been meaning to swap it out for the Rifle buffer and see what really changes. Have read a couple different articles on springs/buffers/weights and all but I'm curious on first hand observations. This might've been a good test..
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It is a SoundTech Black Star (Yankee Hill now) for $600 - "if" all had gone right the first time, it should have been only 3 months - instead it took me 4 years to finally get this one in my hands. Normal turn around time currently 6mo+
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Made it by home for a few minutes last night and decided to crack open my rifle:
Something, Somehow, Someway created 2 very large burrs on the mouth of my buffer tube causing the buffer to become stuck! It wouldn't rest against the retaining pin or compress because of this! Get this, it's a Colt Buffer tube, Colt Buffer spring, and Colt buffer!
Three minutes with a Jewelers file and the mouth is smooth again, bolt cycles smooth as silk. I'm very confused as to what could've caused it???
Something, Somehow, Someway created 2 very large burrs on the mouth of my buffer tube causing the buffer to become stuck! It wouldn't rest against the retaining pin or compress because of this! Get this, it's a Colt Buffer tube, Colt Buffer spring, and Colt buffer!
Three minutes with a Jewelers file and the mouth is smooth again, bolt cycles smooth as silk. I'm very confused as to what could've caused it???