rxer311
12 April 2014, 13:29
Took out my newly renovated rifle today and I was having some intermittent problems with failure to eject.
It is a Rainier Arms Select barrel which is a stainless 5r 1:8 twist middy. It has been cut to 13.7" and has a KX5 pinned. Addax tactical chrome BCG. Standard Carbine weight buffer and spring.
I was shooting PPU 5.56 and Federal 5.56 55gr.
The first 30 rounds went through without a hitch. Then, I started having intermittent failure to ejects. Some would stovepipe, and others would stay stuck in the upper receiver and get jammed with the next round being picked up.
I didn't think that I was having any sort of gassing issue because every round that did eject landed in a perfect little pile at the 4 o'clock position. The other thing that happened is I had a failure to eject on the last round of a magazine but the bolt did lock back. This tells me that it is cycling fine.
I took out the BCG and was inspecting my bolt and it looked good. The extractor spring did feel really light. I could push on the extractor and easily push it in. I think this is the issue. I went to the local gun store and they also felt this was the most likely culprit. I added an O-ring to the spring and the gunsmith did a test fire (but only 3 rounds) and didn't have any issues.
I wasn't able to get back to the range to put more brass down range, but I am hoping this is now fixed.
Do you think I made the right diagnosis?
It is a Rainier Arms Select barrel which is a stainless 5r 1:8 twist middy. It has been cut to 13.7" and has a KX5 pinned. Addax tactical chrome BCG. Standard Carbine weight buffer and spring.
I was shooting PPU 5.56 and Federal 5.56 55gr.
The first 30 rounds went through without a hitch. Then, I started having intermittent failure to ejects. Some would stovepipe, and others would stay stuck in the upper receiver and get jammed with the next round being picked up.
I didn't think that I was having any sort of gassing issue because every round that did eject landed in a perfect little pile at the 4 o'clock position. The other thing that happened is I had a failure to eject on the last round of a magazine but the bolt did lock back. This tells me that it is cycling fine.
I took out the BCG and was inspecting my bolt and it looked good. The extractor spring did feel really light. I could push on the extractor and easily push it in. I think this is the issue. I went to the local gun store and they also felt this was the most likely culprit. I added an O-ring to the spring and the gunsmith did a test fire (but only 3 rounds) and didn't have any issues.
I wasn't able to get back to the range to put more brass down range, but I am hoping this is now fixed.
Do you think I made the right diagnosis?