11-03-2023, 10:48 PM
Zeneffect Wrote:carbon fouled gas tube after 500 rounds sounds like his rifle is a POS and he needs to re-evaluate the benefits of the lighter spring, choked gas tube, and garbage ammo he is trying to let off at a high rate.
"competition" means a lot of things... with "high rate of fire" this leads me to believe the guy aimed for a tacticool setup rather than a functional one. if dude is breaking bolts, extractors, plugging gas tubes... no need to look further other than his setup is complete dog sh*t and does not represent a typical, functional setup.
Race cars need work after every race, race guns do too. Guy should get with the program and stop complaining and just accept the fact that to be competitive, it requires a lot of work before and after a match.
ZE:
You got that right about the maintenance needed to keep a truly competitive firearm functioning perfectly for every shot in competition.
The bolt lugs shearing sounds more like he is repeating things that we witnessed fifteen years ago and have since then been corrected pretty well.
I will say this about the 6mm though. You need to keep the thing cleaner than you would a Grendel, 5.56, or a 7.62. That means cleaning it and inspecting for worn parts on the bolt after each match and practice. Not a big deal and you are spending the time to make sure the rifle performs at its peak potential.
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