re: Official AR-15 thread

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Pull the BCG and fit a case in the bolt and see how it fits and see if the extractor grabs the rim of the case

Report back.

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Not hardly a bite.

I get the impression I sheared the extractor tooth off, leaving just a small lip. But then, what I can find online, it still looks about like it should for that caliber...

I took the extractor off, it had a spring and buffer, but no o-ring. I made a homemade o-ring just to test with more tension, still barely grabbed the case rim, not enough to hold and pull it out, reassembled, trying to hand-cycle.

Would a standard 5.56 extractor work, in a pinch? I'm having trouble locating 7.62 extractors, all OOS.

edited to add- in looking at my 556 extractor and just comparing the two (without swapping), I really think I sheared the head of the 7.62 extractor off (or it came funky). If I sheared it, it happened on the first shot.

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Would a standard 5.56 extractor work, in a pinch? I'm having trouble locating 7.62 extractors, all OOS.

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I'm not sure.

You could expand your search to include 6.5 grendel as they share the same bolt

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Poking around ar15.com, there's a number of people who say they work (and others who say 'use the right one').
Seems the early ones used standards; which might mean they don't work all that great (why design a different one later if that worked?).

I have a couple on the way, the standards cost about half what the 7,62/6.5 does. I can try it for function at least, it should hand cycle I'd think, and then I'd have spares for my 5.56.

Expanding the search to Grendel, I've come across a couple, will wait to see. The recommended brand seems to be Kak, parkerized. The consensus on those seem to say that the nitride ones might be too hardened and slim, causing them to break.

Plus side is I'm now very comfortable removing extractors (something I didn't like to do with other guns); on the down side I'm bummed/irritated that this hasn't worked as hoped for.

I'd have considered an RMA or something, but with the way the world is right now, I figure better hold onto it while the government decides what they are doing.

So I’ve pretty much decided I’m now in the market. I was going to buy a new shotgun but I figure those will be readily available later this year whereas ARs might not. I’m a fan of Springfield Armory weapons, any reviews of the Saint series?

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Update- I got some cheap/inexpensive 5.56 extractors in today.

Just briefly eyeballing, I can already see these have more substance at the business end than the current 7.62 one did. the actual slot catching the rim, the width, is very comparable... but the new extractors have a bit longer tooth.
My original MUST have sheared the tip.

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I'll bring it out to the range shortly, see if it runs with live fire. But my initial observation is, this should work fine.

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Range report-

Extraction issues have been resolved. Gun ran great.

Ammo- Wolf was about 70% ignition, although I would hesitate to call it 'light strikes'. Pretty noticeable and deep hits on the primer.
Barnaul was 100%.

I forgot...
Red X Arms has the 'enhanced' firing pin for $11 shipped. I went ahead and ordered one, but hadn't swapped it out yet. Kinda forgot about it, since my first time I was getting 100% fire, with no extraction. It does seem to pop out a bit more, hopefully that addresses the Wolf issue.

I have the C Products 10 rd mags, those were GTG.

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Red X Arms has the 'enhanced' firing pin for $11 shipped. I went ahead and ordered one, but hadn't swapped it out yet. Kinda forgot about it, since my first time I was getting 100% fire, with no extraction. It does seem to pop out a bit more, hopefully that addresses the Wolf issue.

I have the C Products 10 rd mags, those were GTG.

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Can you link the extractors? I picked up some spare bolts to have but am Cyprus on the extractors. I'm on a email list for a company making hardened ones. Haven't had an issue yet. Just like to flesh these things out.

Enhanced firing pin and extra per hammer spring in both my guns and never a fail to fire with wolf.

C products mags are great. Not a single issue with them.

Has anyone shot the DDM4 V7P in 5.56? I played with the MK18 in interstate guns the other day but I would be interested in the MLOK version. For those that have shot it, how is the recoil/felt gas?

Hey guys, I'm extremely green when it comes to ARs, so be gentle. I just have a quick, simple question. I'm looking at making a trade to get my first AR and have an offer on a DPMS Panther. I haven't had a lot of time to look in to them yet but a quick google search comes up with quite a few negative reviews and comments on forums, but also a lot of "it's a good starter" comments.

I'd like to get some thoughts from the OB crew.

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Are parts stupid hard to come by and over priced like everything else gun related right now?

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to your DPMS question. They are not top of the line by any stretch but I have a couple of guns built off DPMS lower. They run just fine.

Parts are mostly easy to find but are not cheap at all.

The BCG has been hard to find as are barrels. I have a few in the process right now. One I just bought a completed upper. The price was as good or better than I could have bought the components.

What you boys think?

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What you boys think?

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That looks like it may have a giggle switch...