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It's a no name lower. With an aero upper. I built it myself. The bolt will strip a round out of the mag but not fully go into battery. I then have to pull the CH again to slam it into battery or use the forward assist to get it Into battery. This happens onevery round until the mag is half empty and then it works as it should. almost like a full mag puts too.much pressure on the bolt that it cant go all the way forwardGoing into battery means the bolt closing and locking fully in the forward position.
Are you talking about locking back after last round?
I’m having a hard time understanding what you’re asking, which could just be me.
If you fire one round, does it strip the next round off the mag and into the chamber fully so that you can shoot that one as well?
What type of rifle is this?
No name lower.More specifics on your rifle , please.
Brand, upper and lower, recoil setup, barrel brand.. etc.
Round stripped from mag. Bolt doesnt close until mag is half empty then works fine.Is it a double feed, failure to feed from the mag? Is the round hanging up on the feed ramp? Or is a round stripped and then the bolt doesn’t close? More info from you is needed.
Does it with different mags. Yes correct. If the mag is half loaded it works fine.Does it do it with different brand mags? So if you have the bolt locked back, load a full 10 round mag, hit the bolt release it won’t go into battery?
It does it with the 1st 5 rounds after that normal. Used hexmagd and lancer mags. The mags do not rock back and forthEdited my post since my reply was after yours. So it does it with the first round with bolt locked back? What brand of mags? And do the mags rock front to back after you lock it in?
Mil spec. Its a thunder tactical lowerWhat no name lower is it? And it it mail spec?
To the consternation of hobbyists assembling random parts expecting them to work together as on AR-15s having published technical data packages, large frame ARs aren't mil spec unless produced by KAC (Mk11, M110, M110K1) or HK (M110A1 CSASS and SDMR).Mil spec. Its a thunder tactical lower
No name lower.
Aero upper
Aero bcg
Brownells barrell
A2 Rifle length buffer tube
A2 rifle buffer 5.4 oz maybe
Cant remeber the spring... a flat wire I believe
Jp enterprises adjustable gas block
Sounds like you need to lubricate the BCG for starters and make sure that’s a correct AR-10 rifle buffer, not an AR-15.No name lower.
Aero upper
Aero bcg
Brownells barrell
A2 Rifle length buffer tube
A2 rifle buffer 5.4 oz maybe
Cant remeber the spring... a flat wire I believe
Jp enterprises adjustable gas block
Only other issue beyond this excellent advice is magazine sitting too high in the receiver. Only takes 1/32" or less to screw things up.You probably don't have enough bolt velocity to chamber a round with the added spring tension from a magazine that's over half full.
That could be because the bolt isn't recoiling far enough to accelerate sufficiently before picking up a round or the spring rate is too low.
If you separate the receivers and depress the buffer with the bolt carrier tail, does the bolt face end up behind the bolt catch? You could not have full travel due to an AR-15 buffer (5.9" not 5.3") bottoming early or AR-15 spring reaching coil bind (may only be an issue with carbine setups).
With one round loaded, does it lock open and catch the bolt? Under-gassed guns can fail to lock open or catch the carrier. That could be gas block not open enough, gas block alignment, gas port too small, gas tube too short, gas key leak, bolt clearance issues, etc.
How long is the spring, how many coils does it have, and how thick is the wire? You could have an AR-15 spring that's not stiff enough.
This 308 AR forum post has the canonical list of things to check: https://forum.308ar.com/topic/19170-waterboarding/
You might get your gun to run better with more lubrication on the carrier/bolt, although IMHO you're better off fixing the underlying problem.