rat31465
01-08-09, 21:16
Back in October of 2008 (Pre-election) I purchased a LMT Defender 2000 and a handfull of P-Mags largely based upon advice and the recommendations of the shooters on this forum.
Since then I have fired 1800 rounds of ammo through this rifle which include 1000 of my own reloads and the rest being an assortment of Factory ammo both commercial and Military with somewhat boring consistency. It doesn't seem to want to choke on anything I feed it.
Today I was reading through the knowledge based threads and saw that the AR comparison chart states that LMT uses M16 Full Auto bolts in manufacturing their firearms.
Out of curiousity I went and pulled mine and discovered that according the pic (Shown below) from the knowledge based threads, that mine was shipped instead with the Enhanced Ar15 bolt just like the one in the middle below.
So I guess my real question is this:
Is there any issues, concerns or problems associated with this bolt carrier that I should be on the lookout for in the future?
The rifle will probably never be ran really hard for extended periods of time. Although I do want to take a carbine course with it in 2009...otherwise while it will be shot frequently...it is unlikely to see more than a couple of hundred rounds a month ran through it.
Secondly: Is this an isolated incident or has anyone else found this bolt within their LMT's purchased recently?
I am extremely happy with this Carbine so far and have nothing but good things to report about my experience with LMT...but am wondering if I need to be considering a bolt carrier upgrade anytime in the near future or not?
I always appreciate any comments or advice from other who may have had similar experience.
1790
Since then I have fired 1800 rounds of ammo through this rifle which include 1000 of my own reloads and the rest being an assortment of Factory ammo both commercial and Military with somewhat boring consistency. It doesn't seem to want to choke on anything I feed it.
Today I was reading through the knowledge based threads and saw that the AR comparison chart states that LMT uses M16 Full Auto bolts in manufacturing their firearms.
Out of curiousity I went and pulled mine and discovered that according the pic (Shown below) from the knowledge based threads, that mine was shipped instead with the Enhanced Ar15 bolt just like the one in the middle below.
So I guess my real question is this:
Is there any issues, concerns or problems associated with this bolt carrier that I should be on the lookout for in the future?
The rifle will probably never be ran really hard for extended periods of time. Although I do want to take a carbine course with it in 2009...otherwise while it will be shot frequently...it is unlikely to see more than a couple of hundred rounds a month ran through it.
Secondly: Is this an isolated incident or has anyone else found this bolt within their LMT's purchased recently?
I am extremely happy with this Carbine so far and have nothing but good things to report about my experience with LMT...but am wondering if I need to be considering a bolt carrier upgrade anytime in the near future or not?
I always appreciate any comments or advice from other who may have had similar experience.
1790