Chambering 1st Round AR15 Loading Problem

[Varminterror]

(Accuracy is not whether the bullet makes the three hundred yards, either. That is Mean Point Blank Range.)

The video is super cringe from start to finish, but that part was especially mom’s basement.

 

[troy fairweather]

A what not to do video, that sounds like a fun thread to start.

 

[kBob]

When my US Infantry battalion was still issued 20 rounders in the mid 1970's there was an Battalion order to never load more than 18 rounds in a 20 rounder for this very reason. The unit was involved in Security for the Pershing system and at anytime 24/7/365 about a quarter of each line company was under arms with loaded magazines in pouches and one in the rifle with the chamber empty. This reduced but did not eliminate failures with the M16a1by reducing failures during loading for first round. It seemed to have some effect on second round failures as well. We actually tested this and found it so at that time with those rifles, those magazines, and those lubes.

once 30's came in NCOs with experience with them in Vietnam insisted we never load more than 27 rounds in them.

Please no arguments about whether this was stupid, it was what was.

-kBob

 

[FL-NC]

POINT THE WEAPON IN A SAFE DIRECTION AND ATTEMPT TO PLACE IT ON SAFE, VIGOROUSLY PULL THE CHARGING HANDLE FULLY TO THE REAR AND LOCK IT IN PLACE USING TH BOLT CATCH, AND PLACE THE WEAPON ON SAFE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, VISUALLY INSPECT THE BOLTFACE, CHAMBER AND MAG WELL, FULLY INSERT A LOADED MAGAZINE INTO THE MAG WELL AND TUG AT THE BOTTOM TO INSURE IT IS PROPERLY SEATED, RELEASE THE BOLT CARRIER GROUP USING THE PADDLE ON THE BOLT CATCH, THEN PULL BACK ON THE CHARGING HANDLE AND SLIGHTLY OPEN THE BOLT TO INSURE A CARTRIDGE HAS BEEN STRIPPED FROM THE MAGAZINE AND CHAMBERED INTO THE WEAPON, RELEASE THE CHARGING HANDLE TO RE-CHAMBER THE ROUND- IF NECESSARY, THE FORWARD ASSIST CAN BE USED, AND THEN CLOSE THE DUST COVER. At least this is how we taught it. Seemed to work pretty well.

 

[Demi-human]

At least this is how we taught it. Seemed to work pretty well.

I thought there would be yelling...

 

[entropy]

That's how I remember it, too, FL-NC.