
Originally Posted by
RyanB
SPORTS is still stupid.
Push the magazine up. Slap it if you want.
Pull the magazine to make sure its seated.
Rack the action while rolling the gun to the side so whatever is causing the problem can fall out of the port. Resume firing. If theres nothing to shoot, look at the carrier to see that its in battery and close the dust cover.
If that doesn't work, lock the bolt back, rip the magazine out, stick your fingers in the mag well and feel for cartridges, rack the bolt three times to make sure the chamber is clear, then reload the weapon with a fresh magazine. When the bolt goes back into battery, take a look at the carrier through the port and make sure its seated, close the dust cover.
Next ya'll are gonna wonder how you press check an M4 without operating the bolt...
I like the above way to handle things because they are non-diagnostic. The first method clears the most common failures, which are ammunition related. The second clears mag type problems. I've had a lot fewer of those, but I am not sentimental about magazines, I will shitcan them in a heartbeat. At 8 bucks a piece its not a problem. Also, thats exactly how I clear my pistols when they malfunction.
SPORTS only clears Type 1 malfunctions. Type 3s require something else. I have no idea what the military teaches, but I know what works for me.
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