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So my relatively new s&w m&p15 won't cycle the action when shooting. The hammer will reset but the bolt wont move at all. This happens with several different ammos, both winchester 223 and winchester/ federal 556.

First thing i did was clean and oil it. No difference.

Then I checked the bolt seals and they are in good shape. When standing the bolt up on it's extractor side it doesn't move, but will with light pressure.

I figured something must be wrong with the gas tube so I blew some carb cleaner through the gas port in the action (the nipple that interfaces with the gas key on the bolt). I expected it to be blocked but the cc ran out the barrel unobstructed.

I covered the gas port (in picture) with a piece of masking tape when shooting and gas came out enough to discolor the tape but not blow a hole in it. I know that's not super scientific but nothing wrong with more info.

I honestly can't think of anything it might be. Any info helps, thanks.

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[-] eric5949@lemmy.cloudaf.site 11 points 11 months ago

Idk what you expected here dude, especially on lemmy.ml. I don't know but I hope you find your answer.

[-] Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.ml -4 points 11 months ago

I was just hoping things would be different here than reddit. Turns out we're all just ex redditors.

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago
[-] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 10 points 11 months ago

While this post is actually fine and within the community guidelines, we don't have the bandwidth to moderate it properly - and it really needs moderation. For that reason, I'm going to lock rather than remove the thread. Thank you for the high quality post.

[-] j_roby@slrpnk.net 7 points 11 months ago
[-] CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world 7 points 11 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using an URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !guns@lemmy.world

[-] poorsocialskills@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Have you tried suck-starting it?

[-] floatingpaperweight@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Make it a one-way trip to the garbage bin, it might shoot better from there!

Seriously why does anyone need an AR15.

[-] MinusPi@pawb.social 1 points 11 months ago
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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