Float Pilot
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This Bushmaster carbine has worked for years. I was shooting it this summer with the old 11.5 inch barrel and suddenly it started to not pick up the next round in the magazine.
So I changed mags,
I went through all 15 of them and it would not pick up the next round.
But it would extract and eject 99% of the time.
Next I cleaned the heck out of it. Still no dice.
Checked the gas key and it is fine,
Then I changed the upper to a 16 inch barrel and it continues to do the same thing.
I wonder if the buffer springs do weird things after 15 years or so...???
Anyway I just changed the buffer and spring, but I can't get out to shoot today. I have another carrier to try as well...
Verrrwwweee interesting......
So I changed mags,
I went through all 15 of them and it would not pick up the next round.
But it would extract and eject 99% of the time.
Next I cleaned the heck out of it. Still no dice.
Checked the gas key and it is fine,
Then I changed the upper to a 16 inch barrel and it continues to do the same thing.
I wonder if the buffer springs do weird things after 15 years or so...???
Anyway I just changed the buffer and spring, but I can't get out to shoot today. I have another carrier to try as well...
Verrrwwweee interesting......