I'm new to the AR system, first of all.
I put together a rifle recently, with the largest component being a complete BCM EAG upper half. It's a 14.5 mid with pinned brake. This one: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-EAG-14-5-BFH-Mid-Length-Upper-Receiver-LaRue-p/bcm-uh-eag1.htm
I've found two things that it absolutely chokes on -
1 - Steel cased rounds. Absolutely won't feed 'em. Look, I know this is cheap crap from mother russia but I'm curious why my friends' less expensive rifles chew through it with no issues.
2 - I recently bought a .22 conversion for it, and it gets pretty dirty shooting with the CMMG .22 bolt installed. So after firing approximately 200 rounds of CCI with the conversion I threw the 5.56 bolt back in and it would fail to eject. It looked like the bolt wasn't coming back far enough to shuck a new round off the mag, and it left the spent brass in the pipe.
So I pulled the 5.56 bolt back out, wiped everything down as best I could with a rag, relubed the bolt and that didn't help the issue.
After I got it home and could do a thorough cleaning the problem was solved.
So, being new to the platform I suppose I'm just wondering if I have a very tight BCG or if this is at all common with these rifles.
Any help or suggestions is appreciated.
I asked BCM about it and they just said garbage in garbage out. I get that but again, why don't my friends' Stag or DPMS have the same issues?
BTW I typically buy Rem UMC, PMC, or an occasional box of IMI. When the rifle is sparkling clean it shoots great.
I put together a rifle recently, with the largest component being a complete BCM EAG upper half. It's a 14.5 mid with pinned brake. This one: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-EAG-14-5-BFH-Mid-Length-Upper-Receiver-LaRue-p/bcm-uh-eag1.htm
I've found two things that it absolutely chokes on -
1 - Steel cased rounds. Absolutely won't feed 'em. Look, I know this is cheap crap from mother russia but I'm curious why my friends' less expensive rifles chew through it with no issues.
2 - I recently bought a .22 conversion for it, and it gets pretty dirty shooting with the CMMG .22 bolt installed. So after firing approximately 200 rounds of CCI with the conversion I threw the 5.56 bolt back in and it would fail to eject. It looked like the bolt wasn't coming back far enough to shuck a new round off the mag, and it left the spent brass in the pipe.
So I pulled the 5.56 bolt back out, wiped everything down as best I could with a rag, relubed the bolt and that didn't help the issue.
After I got it home and could do a thorough cleaning the problem was solved.
So, being new to the platform I suppose I'm just wondering if I have a very tight BCG or if this is at all common with these rifles.
Any help or suggestions is appreciated.
I asked BCM about it and they just said garbage in garbage out. I get that but again, why don't my friends' Stag or DPMS have the same issues?
BTW I typically buy Rem UMC, PMC, or an occasional box of IMI. When the rifle is sparkling clean it shoots great.