Kamicosmos
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Today at the range, my Bushy Varminter experienced it's first jam.
RO calls cease fire just as I loaded a mag and closed the bolt. Could not get the bolt to open! I yanked and yanked, it wouldn't budge! Which reminded me that I need a tac handle to clear the scope, just for this type of situation!
Anyways, finally popped it out. My dad was with me, and after I got it cleared, he said: "I thought they fixed that after Vietnam? Mine always did that." I said they did with the advent of chrome lined barrels and chambers, but the Varminter doesn't have the chrome.
Now, that said, this was the gun's first jam, but I think the ammo was to blame. I think that particular round wasn't completely resized by me when I loaded it, since it 'jammed' with out firing first. And the brass was dirty, not polished like all the others, so I think it got missed in the resizing run.
Anyways, aside from keeping the gun spotless, and making sure the brass is sized properly, any tips on keeping a non chromed AR from jamming like that?
And, to make this post just a hair longer:
I'm trying to learn to not just hit the button and let the bolt slam shut. I'm trying to remember to hang onto the charge handle about half way, then let it slide shut and use the forward assist. I noticed when clearing my gun that primers showed a small ding from the firing pin on them.
Anything to do for that, other than change loading procedure? a special firing pin or something? The though of an accidental ND slam fire does not appeal to me very much!
RO calls cease fire just as I loaded a mag and closed the bolt. Could not get the bolt to open! I yanked and yanked, it wouldn't budge! Which reminded me that I need a tac handle to clear the scope, just for this type of situation!
Anyways, finally popped it out. My dad was with me, and after I got it cleared, he said: "I thought they fixed that after Vietnam? Mine always did that." I said they did with the advent of chrome lined barrels and chambers, but the Varminter doesn't have the chrome.
Now, that said, this was the gun's first jam, but I think the ammo was to blame. I think that particular round wasn't completely resized by me when I loaded it, since it 'jammed' with out firing first. And the brass was dirty, not polished like all the others, so I think it got missed in the resizing run.
Anyways, aside from keeping the gun spotless, and making sure the brass is sized properly, any tips on keeping a non chromed AR from jamming like that?
And, to make this post just a hair longer:
I'm trying to learn to not just hit the button and let the bolt slam shut. I'm trying to remember to hang onto the charge handle about half way, then let it slide shut and use the forward assist. I noticed when clearing my gun that primers showed a small ding from the firing pin on them.
Anything to do for that, other than change loading procedure? a special firing pin or something? The though of an accidental ND slam fire does not appeal to me very much!