bolt release on ar15

clown714 · January 27, 2002, 12:41 PM

just bought an eagle arms car
the problem is that to release
the bolt you literally have to slam
the release with the palm of your hand to
let it go home.
any quick fixes?
visual inspection doesn't look any different
from my others.thanks in advanced.

johnwill · January 27, 2002, 02:37 PM

I suspect that all it needs is some shooting. The release one a couple of my rifles was pretty stiff when they were brand new, but a few hundred rounds smooths them out. Actually, you could also just release the bolt about 100 times and accomplish the same thing.

clown714 · January 27, 2002, 02:52 PM

john,
it,s a preban,lott'sa rounds through it.
i'm no gun magician but i was thinking along
the line,that maybe, was wore out?
or maybe needs a new pin?
thanks!

Badger Arms · January 27, 2002, 03:28 PM

It's a cheap part... replace it. Buy a new pin and release from somebody like DPMS. If this isn't your problem, you might have some bigger problem.

johnwill · January 27, 2002, 07:12 PM

Well, if it's a well used gun, I agree with the advice to just get another one. Like Badger Arms says, they're cheap. It's hard to say what's going on without seeing the gun, but that mechanism is pretty simple, should be obvious what the problem is.

clown714 · January 27, 2002, 07:50 PM

thanks all!

clown714 · February 4, 2002, 04:48 PM

just installed
spring,
buffer,
pin and bolt release.
works alot easier,all the old parts looked ok.
didn't spec.any.spring looked alittle weak.
total only cost $16.
makes me feel better anyway!
thanks again!

**4V50 Gary** · February 4, 2002, 05:41 PM

Makes me wonder if the original bolt release was out of spec.

Badger Arms · February 5, 2002, 01:25 AM

Man, the M-16 really sucks because...

swampgator · February 5, 2002, 03:04 AM

....I don't have one!

January 27, 2002, 12:41 PM	#1
clown714 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 395	bolt release on ar15 just bought an eagle arms car the problem is that to release the bolt you literally have to slam the release with the palm of your hand to let it go home. any quick fixes? visual inspection doesn't look any different from my others.thanks in advanced.

January 27, 2002, 03:28 PM	#4
Badger Arms Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: Harnett County, NC Posts: 1,700	It's a cheap part... replace it. Buy a new pin and release from somebody like DPMS. If this isn't your problem, you might have some bigger problem. __________________ We may or may not worship God, but John Moses Browning made sure we can choose.

February 4, 2002, 04:48 PM	#7
clown714 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 395	got the parts just installed spring, buffer, pin and bolt release. works alot easier,all the old parts looked ok. didn't spec.any.spring looked alittle weak. total only cost $16. makes me feel better anyway! thanks again!

February 4, 2002, 05:41 PM	#8
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Makes me wonder if the original bolt release was out of spec. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 5, 2002, 01:25 AM	#9
Badger Arms Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: Harnett County, NC Posts: 1,700	Man, the M-16 really sucks because... __________________ We may or may not worship God, but John Moses Browning made sure we can choose.

January 27, 2002, 02:37 PM	#2
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	I suspect that all it needs is some shooting. The release one a couple of my rifles was pretty stiff when they were brand new, but a few hundred rounds smooths them out. Actually, you could also just release the bolt about 100 times and accomplish the same thing.

January 27, 2002, 02:52 PM	#3
clown714 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 395	john, it,s a preban,lott'sa rounds through it. i'm no gun magician but i was thinking along the line,that maybe, was wore out? or maybe needs a new pin? thanks!

January 27, 2002, 07:12 PM	#5
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	Well, if it's a well used gun, I agree with the advice to just get another one. Like Badger Arms says, they're cheap. It's hard to say what's going on without seeing the gun, but that mechanism is pretty simple, should be obvious what the problem is.

January 27, 2002, 07:50 PM	#6
clown714 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: ga Posts: 395	thanks all!

February 5, 2002, 03:04 AM	#10
swampgator Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Gatorville, Florida Posts: 619	....I don't have one! __________________ www.afn.org/~guns