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Posted: 9/3/2011 5:26:15 PM EDT
I took the buffer and spring out of my AR when I ordered a new set. It had been put back together( minus the buffer/ spring set)and left on my bench.During a cleaning rampage it got put in the safe. The bcg slid into the buffer tube, where the detent seems to be holding it in place. To me it looks like the only way to free it is to remove the buffer tube, witch seems to be loctited. My question is will a heat gun be enough to break it loose, and will it then bind up on the detente pin when I unscrew the buffer tube. I know this is a real "what were you thinking" move with the usual answer. If anyone has heard of this happening to someone they know I'm open to any and all help.
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| The BCG can't slide far enough back for the buffer retainer to actually hold it in place. Hold the rifle by the pistol grip, muzzle down, and slam it toward the ground as fast as you can. If that doesn't work use a screwdriver through the ejection port to pry the BCG forward. |
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The BCG can't slide far enough back for the buffer retainer to actually hold it in place. Hold the rifle by the pistol grip, muzzle down, and slam it toward the ground as fast as you can. If that doesn't work use a screwdriver through the ejection port to pry the BCG forward. God damn!!! I see nothing but gouges and scratches when I read that  Haha I'm not disagreeing or anything and I have no helpful input, but this is just painful to read.
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The BCG can't slide far enough back for the buffer retainer to actually hold it in place. Hold the rifle by the pistol grip, muzzle down, and slam it toward the ground as fast as you can. If that doesn't work use a screwdriver through the ejection port to pry the BCG forward. This is sound advice. |
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The BCG can't slide far enough back for the buffer retainer to actually hold it in place. Hold the rifle by the pistol grip, muzzle down, and slam it toward the ground as fast as you can. If that doesn't work use a screwdriver through the ejection port to pry the BCG forward. God damn!!! I see nothing but gouges and scratches when I read that Haha I'm not disagreeing or anything and I have no helpful input, but this is just painful to read.Shouldn't gouge or scratch anything. You don't actually need the muzzle to hit the ground, you just need the inertia to carry the BCG forward. If you're worried about the screwdriver scratching anything, wrap it in electric tape first. |
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Would it potentially harm anything by actually hitting the muzzle on a carpeted plywood floor? That is likely what I would likely first if 'hand held forward inertia' doesn't cut it.
I can't think of any reason why removing the buffer tube would harm anything. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Would it potentially harm anything by actually hitting the muzzle on a carpeted plywood floor? That is likely what I would likely first if 'hand held forward inertia' doesn't cut it. I can't think of any reason why removing the buffer tube would harm anything. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. As long as you're not hitting it against concrete, it'll be fine. Even if you do hit it against concrete, all it will do is scratch up your muzzle device. Taking the buffer tube off won't hurt anything, but it's more of a pain in the ass than just getting the BCG to slide forward, especially if it's loctited in place. |
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Quoted: I took the buffer and spring out of my AR when I ordered a new set. It had been put back together( minus the buffer/ spring set)and left on my bench.During a cleaning rampage it got put in the safe. The bcg slid into the buffer tube, where the detent seems to be holding it in place. To me it looks like the only way to free it is to remove the buffer tube, witch seems to be loctited. My question is will a heat gun be enough to break it loose, and will it then bind up on the detente pin when I unscrew the buffer tube. I know this is a real "what were you thinking" move with the usual answer. If anyone has heard of this happening to someone they know I'm open to any and all help. I've fixed a few customer guns that had the same problem. I pulled the receiver extension and fixed the problem that way. There were no issues with the buffer retaining pin. |
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Can't count as high as how many privates have done this in BCT BRM 1 & 2.
You'd be surprised how much abuse a weapon in the AR family can actually take before breaking. A sharp rap/tap of the muzzle on a hard surface will 99% of the time force the BCG forward into battery. Doesn't have to be concrete, but can't be a mattress either. |
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Would it potentially harm anything by actually hitting the muzzle on a carpeted plywood floor? That is likely what I would likely first if 'hand held forward inertia' doesn't cut it. I can't think of any reason why removing the buffer tube would harm anything. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. As long as you're not hitting it against concrete, it'll be fine. Even if you do hit it against concrete, all it will do is scratch up your muzzle device. Taking the buffer tube off won't hurt anything, but it's more of a pain in the ass than just getting the BCG to slide forward, especially if it's loctited in place. Cool, just checking. Last night I realized I had a stuck firing pin when dry fired with a new build. I found that slapping the butt of the rifle on my floor released it. I couldn't pull the charging handle back and giving it a little smack on the floor seemed to pop it right out. I just figured the same for a stuck BCG in the buffer tube. |
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