Right up to today, I had been on a pretty long streak with no major functional problems with any of my ARs.
I took my 18" rifle to the range to shoot some groups. It had been a while since I shot it and I was really enjoying what a soft shooter it is right up until it simply refused to function. It would fire and eject, then hang with a new cartridge 1/2 way out of the magazine. I could close the bolt with the forward assist and it would fail to close on the next round. I swapped mags once, then swiched ARs. I did not try to diagnose it at the range.
When I stripped it tonight, it was obvious that I cleaned it very thoroughly and put it away without lube the last time I shot it. The BCG was as dry as the proverbial bone.
I fired about 60 rounds before it choked. I honestly thought my gas block screws had loosened and did not think about lube at the range.
Andy
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