Hello,
Just finished up my first AR build....finally got everything I needed and did a thorough pre-cleaning and lube before putting it together. I slide the BCG in behind the charging handle and everything appears fine as it goes in nice and smooth. However, upon charging it for the first time, the BCG keeps getting stuck in the rear-most position at the back. I was perplexed especially after 15-20 seconds had passed when the BCG suddenly slammed home by itself, almost gave me a heart attack lol. the problem persists despite checking for any snags in the upper and despite the BCG sliding freely inside the upper without the lower receiver in place.
maybe 1 in 10 times it will function as it should, the other 90% of the time I charge it up, the BCG gets stuck and my charging handle goes limp.....I can usually free it up by tapping/pounding pretty hard on the stock and it will slam home.
I pulled out the BCG and I don't see any signs of wear either. i'm very new to ARs but I'm going to assume it has something to do with the buffer assembly? gun hasn't been fired yet, I've heard of BCG/CHs that aren't very smooth at first but never heard of this issue. Quick google search was of no help.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Just finished up my first AR build....finally got everything I needed and did a thorough pre-cleaning and lube before putting it together. I slide the BCG in behind the charging handle and everything appears fine as it goes in nice and smooth. However, upon charging it for the first time, the BCG keeps getting stuck in the rear-most position at the back. I was perplexed especially after 15-20 seconds had passed when the BCG suddenly slammed home by itself, almost gave me a heart attack lol. the problem persists despite checking for any snags in the upper and despite the BCG sliding freely inside the upper without the lower receiver in place.
maybe 1 in 10 times it will function as it should, the other 90% of the time I charge it up, the BCG gets stuck and my charging handle goes limp.....I can usually free it up by tapping/pounding pretty hard on the stock and it will slam home.
I pulled out the BCG and I don't see any signs of wear either. i'm very new to ARs but I'm going to assume it has something to do with the buffer assembly? gun hasn't been fired yet, I've heard of BCG/CHs that aren't very smooth at first but never heard of this issue. Quick google search was of no help.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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