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Posted: 9/25/2008 1:46:29 PM EDT
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It takes a while for the "grittiness" (sp?????) to go away. Just make sure you give it a good cleaning after every range trip. Keep it lubed in between, and slowly it will get smooth as glass. Also, if you can find "Strikehold" lubricant, it has a metal conditioner in it. You heat up your bcg with a blow dryer give it good coating of the stikehold and the metal will actualy absorb the lube. But this isn't necessary. |
 Sounds like more Militec marketing crap except it's Strikehold spuing the BS this time.
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I dont think your really feeling or hearing the BCG being gritty in the upper.Take the upper off the lower and slide the BCG in and out of the upper.You will see that its not all that stressed in that regard.This would also be a good time to check for proper gas tube and gas key alignment. Probably what your hearing and feeling is the hammer riding on the bottom of the bolt carrier.Make sure and apply a film of oil to the hammer face and ramped area of the bolt carrier.Lubing the pins of the FCG is important as well. You can also get alot of noise from the buffer and buffer spring.Check and see if the polymer bumper on the back of the buffer is not overhanging the sides of the buffer.Ive seen a few CMT buffers that have the edges of the polymer bumper sticking out past the sides of the buffer and causes a very gritty feel as it drags on the buffer spring.Also check and see that the roll pin in the rear of the buffer is flush with the sides of the buffer. If your feeling and hearing the noise when cycling the action with the CH then just make sure you lube the channels that the ears of the CH reside.That may help as well. Otherwise just lube everything up and shoot the darn thing.Once everything is broken in it will smooth out even more. |
300 rounds really is not that broken in. I noticed my Armalite to really losen up at about 500 rounds.. Just make sure you run good ammo in it for a while and dont worry about having to much CLP on the BCG and charging handle.. and always wipe your upper cleaning same with the BCG after every use. if you dont mind me asking do you see any ware spots on any certin part of the BCG or charging handle? but yeah just make sure you get all the grit out of the weapon and lots of lube will not hurt it. I noticed mine is at its sweet spot right now, has been after about 1500 rounds.. I pretty much just use BF CLP on all my parts and the Bore to clean it but I also use hoppes in the bore.. I notice if you use a few rags of hoppes then brush it about 3 times and then a few more rags of hoppes maby around 8-10 total then run BF CLP down the bore about 3-4 times and then 2-3 dry rags and then 1 rag of whatever lube you use (I use hoppes after the CLP) it cleans it much faster then just running solvent.. the solvent is more to get the copper,fouling and metals out and then the CLP really cleans everything else all good.. I will be picking up BF LP to use just on the BCG and charging handle after cleaning it with CLP, since I have heard the LP is a bit thicker then CLP and useing the LP to coat the BCG and charging handle.. but yeah you really dont even need to use solvent unless you run your gun hard. sometimes I just clean her with CLP and im gtg.. just for a fast clean but if you have the time use solvent for the bore at least on the brush.. thats pretty much the only time you need to use it.. but yeah gl with the brake in of your new AR and things will get better with it.. I mean it really did take about 1500 rounds to where my AR really feels all the way broken in.. but it worked fine from the start, never had any probs.. butknow what you are talking about.. im around 3000 rounds now and its just pretty much staying all good. I can kinda see some dry lube coming off now tho. but thats pretty normal. I have heard some people with other AR's with there drylube in the upper coming off at 300 rounds.. but it really does not matter as long as you are lubed up.. really sleepie while typing this so sorry about the typos and crap.. anyway agian good luck and have fun shooting. what kind of optic you have or planing on getting btw? |
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