jamming

  1. K

    Ar10 short stroke

    aero precision m5 308 16” complete upper with aero m5 complete lower, aero bcg. i believe it has the 3.8 oz carbine buffer kit. ordered directly from aero precision. i believe it’s short stroking. it will fire 1 round, then won’t pick up the next. sometimes jamming. bullets drop basically...
  2. M

    Into the lands ? With pics of my specific 6 ARC load

    So I have spent a metric shit ton of time researching loading depths based on using a modified case and the Hornady tool to find where the cartridge/bullet combo jams. I’ve seen all kinds of terminology, but no pics. So figured I’d ask a question on one of the most knowledgeable sites on the...
  3. Ibelieve1776

    Measuring CBTO With Hornady OAL Gauge Problem

    I have a 300 wm and changed from FC to WW brass. I had Hornady make a piece of brass from the FC brass when I first started using it which would give me a CBTO measurement of 2.996. Now after firing my WW I sent brass off to Hornady to make another piece for the OAL tool which is giving me a...
  4. A

    Gunsmithing .223 reloading problems

    I recently purchased a Dillon Precision reloading bench and started to reload .223. I have had several feeding and ejecting problems with my AR-15, I had one bullet jam and several others be tough/ hard to extract rounds (im ejecting them by hand. "pulling the charging handle back"). I have...
  5. S

    Gunsmithing steel casing for ar-15 rounds jamming

    I have recently purchased my 1st ar-15 rifle, DPMS Panther. I was shooting Wolf ammunition which was steel-cased and after only 6 rounds the rifle jammed w/ a live round in the receiver. I was able to extract the round w/ help from DPMS's tech's over the phone. They said not to use the steel...
  6. M

    Range Report Range results: Jumping 155s and Jamming 208s

    Was out getting in some trigger time yesterday. Using Frank's 10-shot standard has me rethinking 208s over W760 in a 1/12 factory barrel. 208s were pretty tight with 44.5gr RL15 in the past, out to 1100+ yards. I've been messing around with W760 to eek out more velocity, but accuracy went to...