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Thread: First malfunction on my LMT about 78 rounds in!

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    As others have said, 80 rounds is not going to make your rifle dirty enough to malfuntion. However if it's brand new it may have shipped very dry. The bolt and carrier should be well lubed. An excessively dry rifle can fail to go into battery causing a portion of the malfunction you described. I don't know how well lubed complete LMT's are when shipped as I bought mine as an upper w/o bolt. Just another thing to consider.....

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    Without reading any of the other responses, I just have to ask whether or not you applied any sort of LUBRICATION (to the gun you perverts!! ).

    I had this happen to two of my ARs and my AK-47 in the first magazine in all cases (you think I'd learn ). Lubing the moving parts took care of the issue right there and then.

    FWIW, I've shot thousands of rounds of S&B .223 ammo and have not had a single issue with any of it.
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    Lube!!!!

    I did not lube it any but when it shipped from Rainier Arms it was plenty wet. I'm not going to worry about it unless it happens again. I need more time to put rounds through it. I was talking to some coworkers who liked to keep there subguns pretty dry. Of course they don't own those so if something goes to hell in them, its not coming out of their pockets. I thought I read on here that having a decent amount of lube on the moving parts was better. By the way I do not live in a dry, sand filled environment, and probably will not be in one. What's the best way to run, wet or dry?

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    Ok, first off did you clean the weapon first before you fired it or did you just bust it out and start shooting?

    Also, you should be running your bolt carrier group and inside your upper wet. Subguns aren't the same as an AR operating system. I recommend you read the stickies here and use a quality lube.

    Quote Originally Posted by madisonsfinest View Post
    I did not lube it any but when it shipped from Rainier Arms it was plenty wet. I'm not going to worry about it unless it happens again. I need more time to put rounds through it. I was talking to some coworkers who liked to keep there subguns pretty dry. Of course they don't own those so if something goes to hell in them, its not coming out of their pockets. I thought I read on here that having a decent amount of lube on the moving parts was better. By the way I do not live in a dry, sand filled environment, and probably will not be in one. What's the best way to run, wet or dry?



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    It looked like it was lubed up so I went out and shot 40 rds without a problem. I shot 40 rds out a couple weeks later and this happened at the end of those rounds. I went ahead and cleaned it after this using Break Free CLP.

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    Was it cold outside? My guess from what you have said, perhaps a combo of stickier packing grease from the factory, cold temp and a little carbon led to the bolt not quite closing once. No biggie, I bet your cleaning it and lubing w/ CLP will fix it.

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    I think it is junk and broken. I will buy it from you with no questions asked.



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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    I think it is junk and broken. I will buy it from you with no questions asked.



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    Ha! I don't think so....
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    I'd almost be willing to bet that had it been cleaned and lubed out of the box there wouldn't have been any issues at all.



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    cleaning...

    That could be true. This is the first AR that I've owned. It looked pretty wet when I got it so I just assumed it was good to go. That was reinforced by the first day of shooting, only 40rds, without any problems. My intention is to clean it after I shoot it. Nothing major, just a decent once over. I clean my Glock after each time I shoot it, so it will be just a part of the process. I usually shoot them both at the same time, well all two times anyway! LMAO

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