DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby tacticalninja32 on Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:58 pm

Make sure when you insert the mag, use the "beercan" grip and inserted firmly and give it a tug down to make sure it is seated properly, DO NOT slap the bottom of the mag like you would see in the movies, but yes mags, ammo, cleaning will take care of majority of jamming issues
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby RDWheeler on Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:02 am

JoeH wrote:
RDWheeler wrote:Thats actually what my buddy said also, and I am gonna find some other ammo and buy a few boxes and also I am gonna try a new Pmag with them also.


RDWheeler, no offense intended, but... you should not have headed back out to the range without another brand or two or three of ammo. You are wasting your time. If you were at Bills or someplace that they sell ammo, you should have bought some when you were there the first time.

Question the ammo as much as anything else until you try multiple brands.

Well this is my first AR and I was told to shoot Brass, and did not think it could be ammo related. I have learned a TON in the last 2 weeks about these guns, and definately should have had more ammo with me. I will be getting some today and hope to make it to Bills in Robbinsdale tomorrow if I am off work.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby gyrfalcon on Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:55 am

RDWheeler wrote:Well this is my first AR and I was told to shoot Brass, and did not think it could be ammo related. I have learned a TON in the last 2 weeks about these guns, and definately should have had more ammo with me. I will be getting some today and hope to make it to Bills in Robbinsdale tomorrow if I am off work.



Just out of curiosity, do you have gas blow-by residue under the foregrip by the front sight post where the gas tube starts out?
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby Hmac on Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:18 am

No reason in the world why a rifle with a carbine buffer, standard spring and functional gas system wouldn't function normally with PMC Bronze.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby JoeH on Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:19 pm

Hmac wrote:No reason in the world why a rifle with a carbine buffer, standard spring and functional gas system wouldn't function normally with PMC Bronze.


Assuming that the rest of the rifle AND the PMC are within spec.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby Hmac on Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:23 pm

JoeH wrote:
Hmac wrote:No reason in the world why a rifle with a carbine buffer, standard spring and functional gas system wouldn't function normally with PMC Bronze.


Assuming that the rest of the rifle AND the PMC are within spec.



Yes.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby Bessy on Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:54 pm

Hey I found your problem....


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It's one of those "out of spec" magwells I keep hearing about, just ask the delta force operator above, he will tell you all about it.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby RDWheeler on Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:56 pm

Bessy wrote:Hey I found your problem....


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It's one of those "out of spec" magwells I keep hearing about, just ask the delta force operator above, he will tell you all about it.

Now thats some funny stuff! But where did you get a pic of me at the range the first day out???
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby RDWheeler on Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:14 pm

gyrfalcon wrote:
RDWheeler wrote:Well this is my first AR and I was told to shoot Brass, and did not think it could be ammo related. I have learned a TON in the last 2 weeks about these guns, and definately should have had more ammo with me. I will be getting some today and hope to make it to Bills in Robbinsdale tomorrow if I am off work.



Just out of curiosity, do you have gas blow-by residue under the foregrip by the front sight post where the gas tube starts out?

I just had cleaned all of it, but don't remember much residue...
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby Morbius on Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:24 am

Check alignment/staking of bolt carrier key, possible to cause enough pressure variance to cause misfeeds.
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby rtk on Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:50 pm

Bessy wrote:Hey I found your problem....


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It's one of those "out of spec" magwells I keep hearing about, just ask the delta force operator above, he will tell you all about it.



Bessy, that made my day!
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby ComradeBurg on Thu Nov 04, 2010 9:02 am

Bessy wrote:Hey I found your problem....


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It's one of those "out of spec" magwells I keep hearing about, just ask the delta force operator above, he will tell you all about it.


Obviously a DPMS problem! :lol:
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Re: DPMS AR Not firing... Bought from board

Postby John S. on Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:37 pm

PMS anyway....................... :?
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