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jeff221 · 06-10-2007, 03:53 PM

Rumor or not, the gas pin alignment is listed as something you need to do in my S&W M&P15, and that being the case, I wouldn't ignore it. It takes only a moment to check & fix it, why would you go out of your want NOT to make sure it was aligned properly.

That being said, I had ejection problems on my Bushmaster, it ended up being a tiny piece of casing brass stuck inside the ejection spring area, I tore the entire thing apart and cleaned it (the piece ended up falling out) and I haven't had a problem since.

clean, clean, clean...

**nikon777** · 06-10-2007, 04:08 PM

ehhhehehe... he said "short stroke"

Kurt D · 06-10-2007, 11:26 PM

The extractor could be dropping the brass prematurely, kind of like a 1911 with an improperly tensioned extractor. Go over it well and like mentioned above clean it out. I forgot which # o-ring it is (google it) but you could give that a shot.

I suppose the ejector could have grease built up in it. Put a drop of CLP on the pin and work it again with the empty case. There's a small weep hole down the bolt that should allow any 'crap' to flow out. I've never had a problem with this even with a dirty gun (used put away dirty then used again several times) but I do work a drop of CLP in there when I clean.

I would look at your gas key anyway, like I said Stag has a rep for not staking them correctly. That could give you some headaches later on.

Worse case, if nothing works, call Stag and have them fix it under warranty.

junior · 06-11-2007, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. How is the gas key checked to make sure it is staked properly?

06-10-2007, 03:53 PM	#11
jeff221 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 2,364	Rumor or not, the gas pin alignment is listed as something you need to do in my S&W M&P15, and that being the case, I wouldn't ignore it. It takes only a moment to check & fix it, why would you go out of your want NOT to make sure it was aligned properly. That being said, I had ejection problems on my Bushmaster, it ended up being a tiny piece of casing brass stuck inside the ejection spring area, I tore the entire thing apart and cleaned it (the piece ended up falling out) and I haven't had a problem since. clean, clean, clean... __________________ Springfield XD40 Sub-Compact Bi-Tone (.40S&W) Springfield XD9 Tactical Black (9mm) Springfield G.I. Milspec Stainless 1911-A1 (.45 ACP) Kimber Raptor II 1911 (.45 ACP) Kel-Tec P-3AT (.380 ACP) Charter Arms "Off Duty" Revolver (.38 Spl) Ruger 22/45 Mark III (.22 LR) Smith&Wesson M&P15A 16in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) BushMaster Carbon-15 (.22 LR) BushMaster XM15 E2S 20in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) Stoeger P350 Tactical Pump Shotgun (12 Gauge) Winchester Black Model98 Canon (10 Gauge)

06-10-2007, 04:08 PM	#12
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,725	ehhhehehe... he said "short stroke" __________________ Clinging bitterly to guns and religion since 1977.. My Blogspot.

06-10-2007, 11:26 PM	#13
Kurt D XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LA Posts: 13	The extractor could be dropping the brass prematurely, kind of like a 1911 with an improperly tensioned extractor. Go over it well and like mentioned above clean it out. I forgot which # o-ring it is (google it) but you could give that a shot. I suppose the ejector could have grease built up in it. Put a drop of CLP on the pin and work it again with the empty case. There's a small weep hole down the bolt that should allow any 'crap' to flow out. I've never had a problem with this even with a dirty gun (used put away dirty then used again several times) but I do work a drop of CLP in there when I clean. I would look at your gas key anyway, like I said Stag has a rep for not staking them correctly. That could give you some headaches later on. Worse case, if nothing works, call Stag and have them fix it under warranty. Last edited by Kurt D : 06-10-2007 at 11:30 PM.

06-11-2007, 01:00 PM	#14
junior XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 124	Thanks for the feedback everyone. How is the gas key checked to make sure it is staked properly? __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

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