Poorboy504
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I just wanted to know what you guys think about this situation.
I have an ar15 that has significant wear on the charging handle, specifically the anodizing is worn on the top, sides and some of the bottom where it looks silver. The inside of the upper receiver also has wear on the anodizing where the cam pin moves and a distinct line where the charging handle would move against the upper. Now, the rifle functions 100% and the action is smooth as butter after 1200 rounds or so; but this wear bothered me since it was present even at a low round count.
So, I put in a new charging handle and I notice that it too is rubbing and started to wear on the anodizing. I then put in the old charging handle and then tried to put in a new nickel boron bolt carrier group. This combo was extremely gritty; and I felt the new nickel boron bcg was going to wear too, so I removed it and put back the original bcg. Again, it is smooth with the worn parts.
I have a full Spikes Tactical built rifle that I fired 200 rounds already that has almost no wear on the charging handle or upper receiver. It is smooth as glass. I put the new nickel boron bcg in it and it too is smooth when working the action. The new charging handle also is smooth in that upper.
Ok, so what I'm wondering is could the first upper receiver be out of spec? Could that be causing all the problems? Or could it be an out of spec buffer tube? Or maybe the gas tube is not aligned and causing this?
Since the old parts work perfectly but just looks bad, am I just being anal?
What do you guys think?
I have an ar15 that has significant wear on the charging handle, specifically the anodizing is worn on the top, sides and some of the bottom where it looks silver. The inside of the upper receiver also has wear on the anodizing where the cam pin moves and a distinct line where the charging handle would move against the upper. Now, the rifle functions 100% and the action is smooth as butter after 1200 rounds or so; but this wear bothered me since it was present even at a low round count.
So, I put in a new charging handle and I notice that it too is rubbing and started to wear on the anodizing. I then put in the old charging handle and then tried to put in a new nickel boron bolt carrier group. This combo was extremely gritty; and I felt the new nickel boron bcg was going to wear too, so I removed it and put back the original bcg. Again, it is smooth with the worn parts.
I have a full Spikes Tactical built rifle that I fired 200 rounds already that has almost no wear on the charging handle or upper receiver. It is smooth as glass. I put the new nickel boron bcg in it and it too is smooth when working the action. The new charging handle also is smooth in that upper.
Ok, so what I'm wondering is could the first upper receiver be out of spec? Could that be causing all the problems? Or could it be an out of spec buffer tube? Or maybe the gas tube is not aligned and causing this?
Since the old parts work perfectly but just looks bad, am I just being anal?
What do you guys think?
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