DustyGmt
Member
I know that gas rings are among one of the parts that occasionally need replacement after so many rounds from normal wear and tear but is it common for them to break in this fashion?
I noticed my bolt was moving too freely inside the carrier and figured they were starting to wear, a quick estimate being probably around 5k through this carbine. I tend to run this carbine a lil harder than my others. I have actually never had to replace a part on any AR's but I guess that time has come and I was just wondering if this breakage is just par for the course and if 5k rounds was a typical round count for gas ring replacement?
I know I fired approx 100 rounds after this failure with the gas rings, wanted to see if it would function properly and it did. If you look at the pic you will notice it's one ring that's broken and sheared off to form a sharp point.
I noticed my bolt was moving too freely inside the carrier and figured they were starting to wear, a quick estimate being probably around 5k through this carbine. I tend to run this carbine a lil harder than my others. I have actually never had to replace a part on any AR's but I guess that time has come and I was just wondering if this breakage is just par for the course and if 5k rounds was a typical round count for gas ring replacement?
I know I fired approx 100 rounds after this failure with the gas rings, wanted to see if it would function properly and it did. If you look at the pic you will notice it's one ring that's broken and sheared off to form a sharp point.