M-4 Unreliable Issues Hit The Sunday News

[mikedubs]

I just watched those videos posted by SA Friday, and I gotta wave the BS flag.

He runs the AR wet, plus he dumps the crap out of the chamber before he fires.

He apparently runs the AK dry and leaves the crap in the receiver...no effin s*** your weapon will fail to work with rocks in the FCG, recoil spring, and blocking the bolt, that's no kind of test. Try maybe locking the AR bolt, filling with dirt, and releasing on a filled chamber to see how well it works.

Plus, I would not be surprised if .223 doesn't have the oomph to work that heavy BCG in a filthy weapon...he kind of takes pleasure in pointing out how fail the AK was...but maybe that's just a 3-gun shooter mentality (no offense to other 3-gun guys).

That said, it's gratifying to know that a properly maintained AR will work in a filthy environment

Rant over

[jmg8550]

In the July issue of SWAT magazine, their is an article about a Colt LE6940 that finally went KABOOM after 17,600 rounds. The rifle was lubed generously with SLIP2000 EWL. At approx. 15,600 rounds, the rifle started malfunctioning. The culprit was an extractor and spring. At this point the part was replaced, the rifle was cleaned and returned to service. The author says they mainly used Black Hills ammo but would also use whatever they could get a hold of except steel case and reloads. The rifle was sent back to Colt after the KB but no response as of yet from them. I don't know about others saying the AR platform is unreliable, but this article proves it is a reliable weapon when properly lubed and maintained. I personally have a Rock River lower/ DPMS upper AR that I have never cleaned. It gets lubed with Gunzilla after a good range session or when it starts getting a little dry. Not one malfunction to date. I have about 600 rounds down the pipe so far.