Bolt Not Unlocking
#1
New Upper. New BCG. Using two (2) lowers, each of which is known to work (4000 rounds thru one, about 1200 thru the other). Same problem.

Problem - with or without a mag in place, when you dry fire the weapon, the bolt will not unlock from the extension. If you don't pull the trigger, the bolt operates as normal. Once you pull the trigger, the bolt will not unlock, and you have to "butt bounce" the weapon to get the bolt to unlock. Same problem with either lower. BC is properly lubed. Wet.

One lower has a stock trigger from like DPMS (reworked by Bill Springfield, and has operated flawlessly for some 3000 rounds). The other lower has an AR Gold trigger (operated flawlessly for 500 plus rounds).

Does the same thing with or without a round in the chamber. So, its not ammo related.

Upper is unfired, and I discovered this while building some dummy rounds to make sure that I was properly bumping the shoulder back enough before reloading a whole bunch of rounds. Upper is a new Black Hole W in 6x45. Has that silver finished coating on the bolt, BC, and cam pin. Looks like silver parkerizing, but I just forget the name.

Its seems like the hammer is hanging up on the BC. I just can't figure out what is hanging up, and because the upper is new, there are no wear marks to suggest what might be rubbing.

Thanks in advance.
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#2
What type off bolt carrier do you have. Some bolt carrier's have an open or exposed firing pin where the firing pin lip will hang up on the hammer. I haven't seen one of these for awhile but they are still around. This type of bolt carrier should be replaced.
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#3
I suggest trying a BC from another upper.
Drifter
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#4
The butt slap you describe to unlock the bolt is the same if someone forgets to put the firing pin retaining pin back in when reassembling the bolt and carrier. The firing pin moves to far and bolt cam locks up. Check there. Kevin
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#5
Good ideas. I have a couple other BCG's, but have not tried swapping out parts yet. Pretty sure its not an "open" or exposed style BCG, but now that you mention it, I never really thought about that or verified the configuration.

Thanks again.
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#6
Cam pin. Dry firing it, the new upper runs with every combination of bolt carrier group parts from another weapon or from this weapon except only the new cam pin. Tried all the combinations until the bad part was isolated. I was thinking bolt or firing pin the whole time.

Thanks again for the input.
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