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Posted: 12/18/2009 5:35:55 PM EDT

i just got in a bull barrel upper assy. today from dpms. i haven't fired it yet but if you cycle it by hand it feels fine without ammo. when you cycle ammo through it by hand it seems hard to get the bolt to unlock from the barrel extension. is this something that will go away with wear or is it a problem?

Posted: 12/18/2009 6:06:34 PM EDT

[#1]

Welcome! You have come to the right place.

It probably will. What type of ammo, and did you strip it and lube it up properly yet. Some people don't realize that is mostly a surface protector, and doesn't lube anything well.

Posted: 12/19/2009 9:39:20 AM EDT

[#2]

yea i stripped it down cleaned it up then lubed it well. i was using some wolf ammo that i have just to cycle through it but i have another AR and it cycles through it just fine. thats why i was wondering about it.

Posted: 12/19/2009 9:52:50 AM EDT

[#3]

it should smooth out once broken in..

Posted: 12/19/2009 9:56:58 AM EDT

[#4]

Try shooting it then come back if there is an issue. Hand cycling does not do a good job of showing if your rifle is working properly - too many differences in the variables.

Posted: 12/19/2009 10:33:59 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:

Try shooting it then come back if there is an issue. Hand cycling does not do a good job of showing if your rifle is working properly - too many differences in the variables.

As with any rifle/shotgun/handgun this is true.

Pump some rounds through it and report back

Posted: 12/19/2009 12:48:33 PM EDT

[#6]

just got through the first 25 rounds of the DPMS recommended break in procedure and it functioned just fine.thanks yall.

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