GeneralTJWillys
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Hey all,
Some of us got into a discussion about how the AR-7's frequently jam. It was kind of a hijack of Yankytrash's thread, to be honest, and Yankytrash, I do apologize for that.
But It was suggested that a new, dedicated thread be made so people would more readily find this info, so here goes....
I have a Charter Arms version of the AR-7 and it too, would regularly jam with many different styles of ammo. It didn't seem to be prejudicial! So we (my father and I) started looking at it more closely and we found that the clip has a rather sloppy fit.
I decided to use a toothpick as a shim, placing it between the trigger guard and the clip.
This netted instant results, in my case. As long as the toothpick stayed in place, I had no problems with any ammo.
I shot it like this for a while, then decided to make it a more permanent fix, meaning, I finally got tired of losing the toothpicks....
We got a chunk of aluminum and epoxied it to the trigger guard, as shown below.
I do suggest, however, that before doing this, that you thoroughly clean your AR-7 and make sure that any other commonly known reasons why it may be malfunctioning, are eliminated first.
Also, once you're ready, try the toothpick trick first. See if that indeed helps your rifle, before you take the time to do this.
On my rifle, the clip now goes in with a very SLIGHT interference fit! Be careful not too make it too tight! It should be just enough to hold the clip forward and keep it from "rattling around".
Using aluminum makes it easy to shave some, should you need to.
Mine is an admittedly crude fix, but then, I wasn't going for aesthetics, just proper function, as this gun gets shot pretty much every time I go out.
Good luck and HAPPY SHOOTING!!
Some of us got into a discussion about how the AR-7's frequently jam. It was kind of a hijack of Yankytrash's thread, to be honest, and Yankytrash, I do apologize for that.
But It was suggested that a new, dedicated thread be made so people would more readily find this info, so here goes....
I have a Charter Arms version of the AR-7 and it too, would regularly jam with many different styles of ammo. It didn't seem to be prejudicial! So we (my father and I) started looking at it more closely and we found that the clip has a rather sloppy fit.
I decided to use a toothpick as a shim, placing it between the trigger guard and the clip.
This netted instant results, in my case. As long as the toothpick stayed in place, I had no problems with any ammo.
I shot it like this for a while, then decided to make it a more permanent fix, meaning, I finally got tired of losing the toothpicks....
We got a chunk of aluminum and epoxied it to the trigger guard, as shown below.
I do suggest, however, that before doing this, that you thoroughly clean your AR-7 and make sure that any other commonly known reasons why it may be malfunctioning, are eliminated first.
Also, once you're ready, try the toothpick trick first. See if that indeed helps your rifle, before you take the time to do this.
On my rifle, the clip now goes in with a very SLIGHT interference fit! Be careful not too make it too tight! It should be just enough to hold the clip forward and keep it from "rattling around".
Using aluminum makes it easy to shave some, should you need to.
Mine is an admittedly crude fix, but then, I wasn't going for aesthetics, just proper function, as this gun gets shot pretty much every time I go out.
Good luck and HAPPY SHOOTING!!