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    Need help with 10.5" Pistol trouble shooting

    I gave my son a pistol build kit for Christmas. He assembled a Spikes Tactical enhanced lower kit and added an SBA3 brace. For the upper, I gave him my 10.5% Noveske upper that has been running flawless on my SBR Noveske lower. I've put numerous rounds suppressed and unsuppressed through the upper on my lower. My son took his new Pistol AR to the range today and experienced some failures to feed, failures to lock back on empty and a few times, the trigger wouldn't reset. He didn't keep exact count of failures to successful cycles, but my discussion with him leads me to think maybe 10-15 (maybe a few more) failures out of 200 rounds shot. Not a bad percentage, but not 100% reliable like my SBR.

    I don't think it's a gas port issue because the upper reliably cycles on my lower. I'm shelving this topic until I've exhausted everything else.

    I measured both buffer tubes and they are the same. I gave him the same buffer spring and H2 weight that I was using. He did switch out to a standard buffer weight and experienced similar issues. He said more trigger related with the standard buffer weight than feeding or lock backs.

    He was shooting a "bucket" of Remington UMC 223 ammo purchased from Cabella's. This is my primary guess for "gassing" issues. Maybe this ammo is weak? I will go with him on the next outing and bring various ammo I have on hand. Mostly PMC brass.

    Before next outing, I will clean and inspect the bolt and gas rings. I will make sure to heavily lube everything before shooting.

    Outside of the above I've mentioned, what other aspects of the failures am I missing and should inspect?

    Thanks for the feedback.
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    More thoughts on my cycling issue... ammo is at the top of my list. I was just reading up on buffer springs and weights and read that a bolt could cycle too fast and not pick up the next round. That sounds like what my son was describing and if so, a heavier buffer would be needed. Then, why or what causes a trigger to not reset after firing a round? I manually cycled the weapon and the trigger clicked every time.

    My assumption is the bolt isn’t traveling far enough back to pick up a round and reset the trigger. Anyone else experience this and found a solution?
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    Did he install the trigger disconnector 9r perhaps the spring for it?

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    UMC is garbage, and I'd second the idea that some error was made in the LPK installation for reset issues to be happening... that or out of spec components in the LPK.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jesuvuah View Post
    Did he install the trigger disconnector 9r perhaps the spring for it?

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    Not sure what 9r means? You suggesting a backwards installation? If that were the case, would the trigger function at all? He fired 190 or so successful times. I wouldn’t think out of spec or bad instal to be the culprit. However, it’s easy enough to pull the trigger and reinstall.

    Any thoughts on the spring or buffer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by amac View Post
    Not sure what 9r means? You suggesting a backwards installation? If that were the case, would the trigger function at all? He fired 190 or so successful times. I wouldn’t think out of spec or bad instal to be the culprit. However, it’s easy enough to pull the trigger and reinstall.

    Any thoughts on the spring or buffer?
    Looks like a typo, probably meant "disconnector OR spring" given that 9 is right above O on most keyboards.
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    First things first. Get in spec ammo and perform a lock back check- that is, place a single round in a mag known to properly function, load your AR and fire it. Check to see if the bolt locks back. Do this a few times for verification.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    First things first. Get in spec ammo and perform a lock back check- that is, place a single round in a mag known to properly function, load your AR and fire it. Check to see if the bolt locks back. Do this a few times for verification.
    Mist, why would you do ammo testing first. Seems like pulling the trigger and doing a proper install can be done at home in 10 min.

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    Quote Originally Posted by themonk View Post
    Mist, why would you do ammo testing first. Seems like pulling the trigger and doing a proper install can be done at home in 10 min.
    Checking the install can be done by breaking open the rifle.

    OP - Shotgun the upper. With the hammer forward take a look at the hammer spring. It should look like the picture below. The ends of the spring should be OVER the trigger pin. In this orientation properly installed hammer legs will come from UNDER the coil on the hammer pin, not over the top of the coil. You don't have to remove to check.

    Attachment 60381

    If the hammer spring is installed correctly, you will need to remove the FCG to check the spring for the disconnector. The disconnector spring has a 'big' end which is installed into the trigger. If the disconnector spring is installed upside down reportedly the rifle can double, or more likely, allow the hammer to follow the bolt home without firing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 26 Inf View Post
    Checking the install can be done by breaking open the rifle.

    OP - Shotgun the upper. With the hammer forward take a look at the hammer spring. It should look like the picture below. The ends of the spring should be OVER the trigger pin. In this orientation properly installed hammer legs will come from UNDER the coil on the hammer pin, not over the top of the coil. You don't have to remove to check.

    Attachment 60381

    If the hammer spring is installed correctly, you will need to remove the FCG to check the spring for the disconnector. The disconnector spring has a 'big' end which is installed into the trigger. If the disconnector spring is installed upside down reportedly the rifle can double, or more likely, allow the hammer to follow the bolt home without firing.
    All this. When that is good, then do the single round to check for lock back.

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