Grant, No doubt the rifle is 100% BCM. I understand it is very hard to troubleshoot anyting over the internet not in hand.
Jimbo, I will post pics of spent cases ASAP.
Of course I wanted to hear from someone, " Mine did the exact same thing, and this is what I did to fix it".
At this point BCM's stance is shoot only 556 NATO, and that is the only thing that has been reliable.
My opinion, I should be able to shoot any quality 223 or 556, and I would expect it to shoot most other ammo as well. It is possible I have a substandard lot of Indy, but the WWB is 556, and I know of many people that are able to shoot most ammo of choice with minimal issues, including Indy and forgien CRAP! I am in all my other rifles and pistols. It is very frustrating when peple I know do not understand or care to about the differences in a quality firearm/ammo and are able to run crap out of it with out proper cleaning, and have NO issues!
I am inclined to believe it may be a combination of bad lot of ammo, chamber issue. I will follow up with BCM and continue to test and post updates.
Any ideas why the ammo specs are vey similar with labeled specs, bullet type, weight, velocity, but the Federal seems like a magnum load as compared to the others in reference to felt recoil?
I am somewhat a newbie to the AR's but have been shooting all my life, and consider my self an experienced shooter. With the cost and availabilty of ammo now it make it even harder to troubleshoot.
Thanks for the feedback

