05-03-2011, 07:57 PM
I will reply to bwaites generally cause I dont know enough to help much here but, I did have a similar problem in a Armalite AR15. (I am almost embarased to say what it is but here I go to help others)
When I first got my black rifle about 4 years ago i was trying to learn all I could. The conflicting info out there is a swamp to wade through. But there is so much good info one dares not stop. Anyway, I kept reading the run it wet comments and so I was. What happened, either by screwing up or by acident, I got a lot of lube in the buffer tube. That oil acted like an o ring and kept the rifle short cycling. Alot. I finally got some help from someone who noticed this, we cleaned it up and the thing cycled great.
For what its worth
Now I will go back to lurking and learning
Marc
When I first got my black rifle about 4 years ago i was trying to learn all I could. The conflicting info out there is a swamp to wade through. But there is so much good info one dares not stop. Anyway, I kept reading the run it wet comments and so I was. What happened, either by screwing up or by acident, I got a lot of lube in the buffer tube. That oil acted like an o ring and kept the rifle short cycling. Alot. I finally got some help from someone who noticed this, we cleaned it up and the thing cycled great.
For what its worth
Now I will go back to lurking and learning
Marc