minutemen1776
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The issue of steel-cased ammo (Wolf, Monarch, etc.) being used in AR15s comes up frequently. Basically, some folks have rifles that like the stuff, whereas others have fits with it. In the past, I've weighed in and noted that I have two AR15s, and the one with a chromed barrel/chamber cycles the steel-cased stuff fine while my non-chromed rifle won't reliably extract it and eventually chokes. In other words, based on my own experience, I've concluded that the problem lies in the chrome lining.
Recently, though, I replaced the BCG in my non-chromed rifle because it wasn't mil spec (gas key staking and all that). I upgraded to a Daniel Defense BCG, and I could tell right away that it's much better quality than the original I had. It got me thinking, though, that maybe the failures to extract I was experiencing with steel cases in that rifle were caused by a weak extractor in my old BCG. I haven't gotten to try the rifle with the new BCG and steel cases yet, so I'm not sure. But does this sound like the more likely culprit for my problems with steel cases in that rifle? It'd be great if I'd unwittingly solved the problem by getting a new BCG. Thoughts?
Recently, though, I replaced the BCG in my non-chromed rifle because it wasn't mil spec (gas key staking and all that). I upgraded to a Daniel Defense BCG, and I could tell right away that it's much better quality than the original I had. It got me thinking, though, that maybe the failures to extract I was experiencing with steel cases in that rifle were caused by a weak extractor in my old BCG. I haven't gotten to try the rifle with the new BCG and steel cases yet, so I'm not sure. But does this sound like the more likely culprit for my problems with steel cases in that rifle? It'd be great if I'd unwittingly solved the problem by getting a new BCG. Thoughts?