Well I spent the day at the range today with my new BCM 11.5" upper and tried to put some rounds through my 9mm AR.
I put about 100 rounds through the 9mm with no problems. It sounded great with the Matrix9 on it.
Down at the 50 yard range I proceeded to put another mag through it. Then all of a sudden BOOM. One of the rounds blew shit all over my face and arm from out of the ejection port.
I turned the rifle over and saw an obliterated case halfway out of the ejection port:
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I dislodged it and was like "holy $hit!" I almost went to put the mag back in after I cleared it but thought to check the chamber. Sure enough, there was a 147gr. Rainier with it's a$$ sticking out of the chamber.
So I knew that was it for the day as far as the 9mm went as I hadn't brought any steel cleaning rods to try and bang it out with.
So I get home and go to pound it out. Rod goes about 9" into the 10.5" barrel. I ghasp very loudly. I bang on it with a hammer and it drops the rest of the way. I then proceed to bang VERY hard with the hammer until I pop out not only one, but two bullets.
I must have had a squib round- it went about 3" into the barrel. This poor case didn't stand a chance when the second bullet decided it wasn't going to move past the chamber.
I'm so thankful I didn't blow myself up. I got down on my knees in the garage and gave the guy upstairs a big thanks.
Click on links below pictures for larger images.
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Click the above link. This one shows some really nasty deformation in the brass!
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Squibbed bullet on right, KB bullet on left:
I had one popped primer in the BCM that was a BITCH to clear too. It had gotten itself on top of the bolt, in the cam pin channel behind the pin.
Had to pull the pins and slide her off forward to get her apart.
What a day...
















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