Hey Mk VII, That is my guess. I was so happy to have the weapon sent back I did not ask enough questions. Since the buffer tube I was using was too short, it makes sense that it was opening too soon. But, I would just be guessing.So it was opening too soon?
Since the buffer tube I was using was too short, it makes sense that it was opening too soon. But, I would just be guessing.
It's funny. I have put together a half dozen AR's from scratch and done a good bit of minor gunsmithing on old pistols and thought that I new a lot about the AR platform and other weapons. This incident shows me that I don't know the inner workings of the platform near as good as I should.
The old saying of "You don't know what you don't know" is absolutely correct.
Chris,What does a new round look like manually dropped into the chamber?
Yes was just there, blew the magazine out of my 9mm Just right. Ya sit there, wait for the pain, just chillin' then survey the damageYes, it was factory ammo. And i don't think anything else is missing from the bolt. When I get home from work I will compare the cracked bolt to the original 9mm bolt.
This could have been much worse. I was stunned for a few seconds after the "explosion". Then I counted all of my fingers.
Well, that was an overstatement of the obvious.
You must be fun at parties, Cooper.
I am in the same boat. Why would the length of the tube matter?
The buffer weight yes, the spring rate, yeah, but the length of the tube? I too am at a loss.
Sometimes, being stupid does result in hefty fines.Seen 38 spcl 110gr projectiles lodged in the forcing cone by just a primer.
Then the idiot decided to shoot it out, and cracked & bulged the barrel and frame.