How hard should the charging handle be to pull back?This is a discussion on How hard should the charging handle be to pull back? within the AR Talk forums, part of the Long Gun Talk category; My spring in my lower seems really stiff, and I'm getting a failure to feed every time because the BCG isn't going far enough back ...
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12-19-2009, 11:24 AM
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How hard should the charging handle be to pull back?
My spring in my lower seems really stiff, and I'm getting a failure to feed every time because the BCG isn't going far enough back to chamber the next round.
Any advice?
I've looked around, and I definitely think it's my buffer spring.
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12-19-2009, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by XDARguy
My spring in my lower seems really stiff, and I'm getting a failure to feed every time because the BCG isn't going far enough back to chamber the next round.
Any advice?
I've looked around, and I definitely think it's my buffer spring.
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Do you by chance have a rifle spring in a carbine receiver extension (Buffer tube.)
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12-19-2009, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Fdxpilot
Do you by chance have a rifle spring in a carbine receiver extension (Buffer tube.)
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Nope. I got a kit from Brownells to mount my PRS on.
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12-20-2009, 07:12 AM
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It shouldnt be hard to pull back at all, just a little resistance from your spring, thats it
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12-20-2009, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pballman19
It shouldnt be hard to pull back at all, just a little resistance from your spring, thats it
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Yeah, my guess would be you don't have enough lube in it. If it's brand new, it'll take a few hundred rounds to break in.
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12-20-2009, 01:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fdxpilot
Do you by chance have a rifle spring in a carbine receiver extension (Buffer tube.)
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IIRC the springs are the same length regardless of rifle or carbine. It is the buffer itself that differs in length/weight.
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12-20-2009, 02:40 PM
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Lube lube lube. Did I say lube? Make sure you get a good coating of gun oil on the carrier, inside of the upper and the charging handle. It makes a WORLD of difference.
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12-21-2009, 01:45 AM
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Are ypu sure it's not the gas block out of alignment? If the gas block isnt perfectly lined up with the hole in the barrel it will short stroke and either completely miss picking up a round, or jam it on the feed ramp.
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