Joe Brower
New member
Howdy, folks;
I have a friend who bought an Olympic Arms AR-15 at a gunshow some years ago, and it's never been right. The problem: When you insert a magazine into the well, you have to SLAM the sucker to get it to fully seat in the well. Conversely, magazines don't drop free, either. You have to forceably tug on them to remove them.
This problem exists no matter what kind of magazine you try. I've tried many.
This problem exists no matter what upper is installed on the lower. I've put three different uppers on this Olympic Arms lower receiver, and the problem persists. Interestingly, the problem doesn't exist if no upper is installed. Of course, this makes shooting the thing a problem!
I've swapped magazine releases and bolt catches with brand new Bushmaster components. No change.
I'm guessing that dimensionally there is something goofy with the lower, although why that would change when an upper is mounted on it I have no idea. A visual inspection by my (admittedly unskilled) eye reveals no differences between this problem lower and the one on my Colt R6601, which works flawlessly. I also note no defects of any kind that could cause a magazine to bind in the well.
Anyone got any clues to offer? I (and my friend) would sure appreciate it!
I have a friend who bought an Olympic Arms AR-15 at a gunshow some years ago, and it's never been right. The problem: When you insert a magazine into the well, you have to SLAM the sucker to get it to fully seat in the well. Conversely, magazines don't drop free, either. You have to forceably tug on them to remove them.
This problem exists no matter what kind of magazine you try. I've tried many.
This problem exists no matter what upper is installed on the lower. I've put three different uppers on this Olympic Arms lower receiver, and the problem persists. Interestingly, the problem doesn't exist if no upper is installed. Of course, this makes shooting the thing a problem!
I've swapped magazine releases and bolt catches with brand new Bushmaster components. No change.
I'm guessing that dimensionally there is something goofy with the lower, although why that would change when an upper is mounted on it I have no idea. A visual inspection by my (admittedly unskilled) eye reveals no differences between this problem lower and the one on my Colt R6601, which works flawlessly. I also note no defects of any kind that could cause a magazine to bind in the well.
Anyone got any clues to offer? I (and my friend) would sure appreciate it!