12-03-2017, 11:27 PM
So, I thought I would have some rounds downrange by Thanksgiving...hahahaha. Oh, if only I knew...
The Young Manufacturing bolt carrier does not play nice with the Ballistic Advantage gas tube. I have 2 of them. One I purchased directly from Young Mfg and one through Rainier Arms. The gas key on both will not interface with the BA gas tube without excessive force (the bolt carrier slamming home WILL seat it but I scraped the hell out of the Geissele Super Charging handle when pulling it out again). Okay, I thought. Simple fix, right? Just order a different gas key.
The Eisenach nitrided bolt carrier and my LAR nickel boron bolt carrier both seat fine in the rifle.
I ordered a FailZero gas key with the intention of swapping it out on the Young's Chromed carrier.
Nope. That gas key doesn't work either.
I have a Spikes Tactical and a Voodoo Innovations (Adams Arms) gas tube coming in for 2 other builds I'm working on. I'll see if those fit the Young's gas key any better. Probably just going to end up using the LAR bolt carrier in this rifle.
Oh, and the bolt will seat with the Eisenach and LAR bcgs but it takes a bit more force than I'm comfortable with so, thinking about either a JP Enterprises 6.5 Grendel bolt or maybe a group by bolt right here on the forum.
The Young Manufacturing bolt carrier does not play nice with the Ballistic Advantage gas tube. I have 2 of them. One I purchased directly from Young Mfg and one through Rainier Arms. The gas key on both will not interface with the BA gas tube without excessive force (the bolt carrier slamming home WILL seat it but I scraped the hell out of the Geissele Super Charging handle when pulling it out again). Okay, I thought. Simple fix, right? Just order a different gas key.
The Eisenach nitrided bolt carrier and my LAR nickel boron bolt carrier both seat fine in the rifle.
I ordered a FailZero gas key with the intention of swapping it out on the Young's Chromed carrier.
Nope. That gas key doesn't work either.
I have a Spikes Tactical and a Voodoo Innovations (Adams Arms) gas tube coming in for 2 other builds I'm working on. I'll see if those fit the Young's gas key any better. Probably just going to end up using the LAR bolt carrier in this rifle.
Oh, and the bolt will seat with the Eisenach and LAR bcgs but it takes a bit more force than I'm comfortable with so, thinking about either a JP Enterprises 6.5 Grendel bolt or maybe a group by bolt right here on the forum.