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Thread: Bolt Carrier Group stuck - help please

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    Looking at your pics the reason it didn't fire is because the bolt is not in battery. (all the way forward) Nothing scary about that at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barrelwrench View Post
    I had the same thing happen and it ended up being a blown primer that was caught between the bolt and the charging handle. Some times, when this happen, you don't realize it because it happened to be the primer from the round prior to the last one loading. Normally they end up in the lower receiver jamming your trigger.
    Just my 2 cents.

    stay safe gents


    will the Receiver Rug installation help????

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    Glad you got it apart. I am betting on the blown primer being the cause. I have seen that a few times. Darn things can get caught in the charging handle or barrel recess.

    Buddy of mine had this happen at thunder ranch after the SURGE. Clint Smith ripped out his forward assist with a pair of channel locks. Problome solved for him at least. It was a AR him and his did built so I dont know what parts where used.

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    Ammo?

    Just for curiosity sake, what ammo were you shooting?

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    Quote Originally Posted by et2041 View Post
    Just for curiosity sake, what ammo were you shooting?
    reloads that I bought from a friend ... shot probably 500rds of the stuff before this incident with no problems.

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    Sounds like a headspace issue with the reload to me.

    Tight-ish or heavily foulded chamber combined with a shoulder that didn't get set back far enough would cause this type of failure.
    Last edited by mizer67; 11-09-10 at 20:10.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lebowski View Post
    reloads that I bought from a friend ... shot probably 500rds of the stuff before this incident with no problems.
    I would never shoot someone else's reloads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by polymorpheous View Post
    I would never shoot someone else's reloads.
    I second that. Either reload them yourself or just buy new ones.
    "We will never sleep, 'cause sleep is for the weak.
    And we will never rest, 'til we're all fking dead" -- O.S.

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    I am aware of a fatal accident that occurred under similar circumstances. A person had a live round stuck in the chamber and tried to pound it out with a cleaning rod. The cartridge fired, he was not seriously hurt but his wife who was holding the rifle by the butt stock was killed when she was struck in the abdomen by the case. You can determine if you are dealing with a live cartridge or empty brass by gauging with a cleaning rod.

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    As soon as I read your post I thought it myself “ I bet he is shooting reloads “. This is a common problem with handloads that have not been sized properly.

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