Indrid Cold
June 7, 2007, 09:34 AM
So I took out my new AR-10 to put a few rounds through it yesterday. Started shooting, and before I knew it, I had a jam. Cleared the round, started firing again, and it jammed again. These jams were basically the round not loading all the way and getting caught halfway in the barrel and halfway in the magazine, or so it looked. Alright, so I clear these, thinking I'll give it another go or whatever and maybe it's just my luck. Keep firing, and then the problem changes slightly, where I will fire a round, the spent cartridge will eject, and the next one will halfway load, and I'll either have to eject the cartridge (unfired) or pull back the charging handle and release to properly chamber it so I can fire again (trigger pull isn't doing anything at this point).
What's going on here? I apologize if I didn't describe something as accurately as possible, so if you need any clarification, just ask. Is this a magazine issue? Rifle issue? Once the round was chambered it was fine, and granted, there were some times when you could fire off the entire clip without a jam, but the vast majority of the shots I fired were followed by pulling the charging handle to get the rifle going again.
What's going on here? I apologize if I didn't describe something as accurately as possible, so if you need any clarification, just ask. Is this a magazine issue? Rifle issue? Once the round was chambered it was fine, and granted, there were some times when you could fire off the entire clip without a jam, but the vast majority of the shots I fired were followed by pulling the charging handle to get the rifle going again.