I'll get this out of the way. I truly suck at posting here. I'm on too many forums as it is and have to really commit to post/troll/flame (jk) on here more. Bad fischstix.
So I'll get right down to it. I've owned and been trained on dozens of weapons, literally since that first 10/22 in the Boy Scouts. I've never seen an issue like this, especially on one of the best big bore semi-autos in the world. My OBR is soft-striking primers I think. Here's how I found out.
I've only had about 200, maybe 250 rounds through her. Sometimes I drop my mag and clear halfway through to make a range cold (private range) and check a target. When I picked up the loose and live round, factory-loaded, my eye caught something- a mark, very distinct, centered on the primer- the pin had definitely struck the primer. So I checked the bolt carrier, pin didn't seem to seat beyond the boltface. Fired another round, pulled the next one out of the chamber. Same thing. Did it one more time, same thing.
Have I been firing a weapon for ten months that soft strikes when it's chambering? Anyone heard of this? I'm usually using Federal M118 150-gr.
I'll look for a live round that has this strike so I can post a pic. Thinking of emailing LaRue.
So I'll get right down to it. I've owned and been trained on dozens of weapons, literally since that first 10/22 in the Boy Scouts. I've never seen an issue like this, especially on one of the best big bore semi-autos in the world. My OBR is soft-striking primers I think. Here's how I found out.
I've only had about 200, maybe 250 rounds through her. Sometimes I drop my mag and clear halfway through to make a range cold (private range) and check a target. When I picked up the loose and live round, factory-loaded, my eye caught something- a mark, very distinct, centered on the primer- the pin had definitely struck the primer. So I checked the bolt carrier, pin didn't seem to seat beyond the boltface. Fired another round, pulled the next one out of the chamber. Same thing. Did it one more time, same thing.
Have I been firing a weapon for ten months that soft strikes when it's chambering? Anyone heard of this? I'm usually using Federal M118 150-gr.
I'll look for a live round that has this strike so I can post a pic. Thinking of emailing LaRue.
