I use a lot of subsonics in mine, which run great but dirty - and if I have a range day where I've put a couple hundred through the pipe, occasionally the subsonics (which have less oomph to cycle the bolt) get hung up on the soot/lube build up in the chamber.
Never had that issue with supers, though. Those run fine even when filthy, so it's pretty situational. :)
Nice. At least it's really simple to pop on and off depending on what you're doing. I imagine low velocity stuff could totally warrant the use of a forward assist. I find when mine fucks up it really fucks up. Like this one it ate last week. My mag spring was hung up and the last couple rounds weren't quite making it up in time for the bolt. Lol
Mine did similar things for a bit, especially stovepiping. If you ever find it stovepipes empty brass in the chamber often, pull the left side extractor out. Totally resolved it for me.
I'll keep it in mind. Mines well broken in though. One of the OG 18" models. This was just a fluke. Both my mags have done it once. Where the follower feels floppy at the top of the mag.. Spring catching on something. Disassembled and reassembled the mags and they're like new again. Just have to watch for it when loading. If it's floppy, fix the mag.. shouldn't have to though, I gave them a quick sanding inside to get rid of any rough edges..
I had a shitty break in period with this rifle though. But once it smoothed out, it's been clear sailing for 1000s of rounds since..
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u/CryptidWorks CryptidWorks 16d ago
I use a lot of subsonics in mine, which run great but dirty - and if I have a range day where I've put a couple hundred through the pipe, occasionally the subsonics (which have less oomph to cycle the bolt) get hung up on the soot/lube build up in the chamber.
Never had that issue with supers, though. Those run fine even when filthy, so it's pretty situational. :)