Bartholomew Roberts
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So any news on this? I'm curious how it turned out.
Problem with new AR15 upper
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ricebasher302
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Me too.
Sorry it took me so long to respond to this. Spikes sent me a new BCG but I'm in the process of moving so I didn't have a chance to make it to the range until yesterday.
I put the new BCG in, lubed it up, went to the range and had the exact same problem. So it's obviously not the BCG or ammo. I called Spikes today and they told me to ship the upper back and they will take a look at it and either fix it or replace it.
I also noticed that I can't move the extractor on the new BCG with my finger either so I guess that's normal. I've seen AR15s where you could though so I wasn't sure.
I put the new BCG in, lubed it up, went to the range and had the exact same problem. So it's obviously not the BCG or ammo. I called Spikes today and they told me to ship the upper back and they will take a look at it and either fix it or replace it.
I also noticed that I can't move the extractor on the new BCG with my finger either so I guess that's normal. I've seen AR15s where you could though so I wasn't sure.
killchain
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Are you shooting steel and brass cased ammunition in the same range session?
Combining them will cause cases to stick. Brass and steel expand differently, and this can cause carbon to make cases stick in your chamber.
Combining them will cause cases to stick. Brass and steel expand differently, and this can cause carbon to make cases stick in your chamber.
Well I talked to the CEO of Spikes and he said he's going to send me a new BCG... I hope it works because I live an hour away from the range so every time I go there to "test" something else to see what the problem is it costs me hours of driving and range fees
I am very disconcerted now that people here seem to think it's not an extractor problem as that means replacing the BCG won't help... I posted about this on AR15.com and it's like the Cult of Spikes over there, if you say anything negative about them you're branded a troll and your thread is locked. And I have nothing against any company and not trying to bash anyone, I just want my rifle to work, and I feel that if these types of ammo work in other rifles they should work in mine since Spikes is supposed to be a good company.
AR15.com is full of youngsters and wannabes who think they're l33t because they bought a lower and an upper, and pinned them together, and then spent way too much on optics and other bizarre attachments and accessories. They don't generally react well to people that buy pre-assembled rifles or that have unaccessorized weapons with any open rail positions, and automatically assume that if you just bought your first AR-15, you know nothing at all about shooting.
Also, like a lot of other forums, theirs is over-moderated. It ain't like it used to be where you could have - and display - a sardonic wit without fear of being moderated back to the stone-age.
It sounds like you did the right thing - contact Spikes and see what they say. If the BCG ain't the problem, you may end up with a completely new upper.
Juice Boxes
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jsimmons - Ar's are not designed to shoot steel cased ammo. There's nothing wrong with doing so but if it doesn't work its not the mfg's problem.
Here is a very clear description of the problems associated with shooting brass cased ammo after shooting steel cased ammo.
http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/edu18.htm
Bartholomew Roberts
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So Alex45ACP, did you get your rifle back from Spike's yet? I'm interested in hearing how they handle this and what they state caused the problem, so please update us when you hear from them.
FMJMIKE
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Does the new one function with Radway Green ammo ???
FMJMIKE
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I just got my new Spikes AR-15 16" Middy today. I also have Radway Green ammo. In my CMMG Bargain Bin AR-15 the case of the Radway would get ripped off the case too. So I sold the rifle. I just fired one round of Radway Green SS 109 ammo out of the new Spikes rifle and it worked fine. It extracted the fired case and fed the next round just fine. I think the chamber of the CMMG was too tight. Now to try some Silver Bear .223 in the Spikes. The CMMG ripped the rim off it too.
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