AR-15 Failure to feed issues

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This says it all. An AR needs to be lubed, but it only needs it in a few key places. The entire BCG does not need to be "wet'.
Agree - three trips to Iraq and a whole lot of range time have shown me that ARs don't FTF if they're not lubed - makes them sound raspy and wear faster, but never saw a lube-related FTF except if overlubed BCGs got covered with sand.
 
Check and see if the bolt carrier key is loose. I've seen three bushmasters have the same problem within the first 500 rds. All three the gas key was wobbling. Once you tighten them up everything is fine
 
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They don't have to be clean at all to function, just well lubricated, and dripping wet is better than dry. Google "Fithy 14", it's a mid-length BCM rifle used by Pat Roger's company that last i heard was over 40,000 rounds, and has NEVER been cleaned, just lubricated.

What I should have said is that I wonder how dirty an AR has to be before it stops functioning. I do, however, agree with the above statement. Overly wet is better than dry for keeping the rifle running.
 
Just to clarify, I am not implying that the BCG needs to be dripping wet to function, but rather if the tendency is to under-lubricate than dripping wet is the better alternative. The worst that will happen if it's too wet is you may get some oil spit in your face on the first few rounds.
 
Sorry I didn't get back to you guys sooner. But it was the mag.

Tried another mag and manually cycled 3 rounds with no problem.

Took it to the range and it shot wonderfully. So, lesson learned: don't buy tapco mags lol

Funny thing is, I've got a lot of rounds through it with no problems. I did take pics of the malfunction if anyone really wants to see it.

Also, it's not the mag catch that's broken. It's actually the bolt release.
 
ratt, glad to hear that you figured it out. Check out 44mag.com and get yourself some good mags. As for the bolt release, I often order small parts like that from pkfirearms.com. They ship quickly. Of course, you can probably pick it up locally too.
 
Thanks for the tips Tony. I have several other mags and just bought the tapco because it was on sale. I'll stick to the usgi and pmags from now on.

Any recommendations on the bolt release? Or does it really matter?
 
Well, I don't know what your situation is, but if you want to stock up on range mags, I bought a bunch of Thermolds (I believe they are) from CDNNinvestments.com for something around $3 each. I wouldn't use them for anything important, but they've run without a hitch at the range.
 
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