ddeuce22
Professional
Hey guys, So I had the .308 out at the range today and after about 15 rounds it started having jamming issues. First the spent casing didn't eject. It took a good amount of force to pull the charging handle back and get it to eject, but it did. The next round chambered, but did not fire. Again, very difficult to eject with the handle. This happened for about 4 more rounds so I packed it and called it a day for this rifle. Since I got it back in February i've put maybe 40 rounds total through it, plus the 15 today. I shot it out of the box on the initial 40 just to sight in the irons and see what she was all about and it had zero issues. I figured maybe it was just dirty/dry so I separated upper and lower. The BCG was tough to pull out. (Ammo used was Federal and Winchester 149gr FMJ)
Here is where i'm a bit confused or unsure if this is normal. This is the first time im taking it apart and the firing pin retaining pin looks like it was inserted the wrong way compared to any other AR i've taken apart or seen taken apart in a video. There is no loop to grab it from or to take it out. It's like they inserted the loop end into the carrier and left the split pin end exposed, to which I cannot for the life of me grab it or pull it out. Here's some pictures, Is it just me, or is this something I need to warranty? I can't clean this thing because of this and its just absolutely not functioning because it looks like it needs to be cleaned and lubed.
Here is where i'm a bit confused or unsure if this is normal. This is the first time im taking it apart and the firing pin retaining pin looks like it was inserted the wrong way compared to any other AR i've taken apart or seen taken apart in a video. There is no loop to grab it from or to take it out. It's like they inserted the loop end into the carrier and left the split pin end exposed, to which I cannot for the life of me grab it or pull it out. Here's some pictures, Is it just me, or is this something I need to warranty? I can't clean this thing because of this and its just absolutely not functioning because it looks like it needs to be cleaned and lubed.