kawasakifreak77
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Okay so I got my first can (YHM Phantom) & I freaking love it! Its primary host is my blackout bolt gun & it works fantastic.
For fathers day I got dad a few trick goodies for his AR (RRA .556 16" carbine) including the QD attachment to run my can on his gun.These days he's very concerned about losing anymore hearing, so I think he'll really enjoy it.
So I take it out to sight it in (upgraded the sights) & at first the gun ran fine but it slowly started hanging up. Everything seemed to be okay until the mag ran dry (Troy 30 rounder) the bolt locked back, I topped off the mag, inserted it & go to drop the bolt & it won't go forward. I tug on the charging handle which got it to go forward mostly but I still had to use the forward assist to get the bolt in battery. Sometimes while firing, after the initial recoil of the gun, I felt that the bolt was still traveling forward, like it was lagging behind for lack of a better term.
I figured I might try different ammo & magazines & try it without the can, also. I used 5 different types of ammo (all 55 grain stuff) the Troy mag, an old Colt 20 round stick & a new Pmag 20 rounder. All combinations of ammunition & magazines exhibited the same characteristics. Bolt hesitates to go forward after locking back on a dry mag. Looking at it, it appears as if the bolt is too far back if that makes sense.
After all that, trying it without the can, it did the same thing. By this point however I figured the gun was gummed up.
From what I understand about suppressors they make more gas go into the gun. Reading up on ARs, it seems I need a heavier buffer or stronger spring, correct?
If that is the case, will it run 100% unsuppressed also?
It has to be able to do both since my dad can only run my can with me present.
Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated. I want to share the benefits of suppressed shooting with my dad.
For fathers day I got dad a few trick goodies for his AR (RRA .556 16" carbine) including the QD attachment to run my can on his gun.These days he's very concerned about losing anymore hearing, so I think he'll really enjoy it.
So I take it out to sight it in (upgraded the sights) & at first the gun ran fine but it slowly started hanging up. Everything seemed to be okay until the mag ran dry (Troy 30 rounder) the bolt locked back, I topped off the mag, inserted it & go to drop the bolt & it won't go forward. I tug on the charging handle which got it to go forward mostly but I still had to use the forward assist to get the bolt in battery. Sometimes while firing, after the initial recoil of the gun, I felt that the bolt was still traveling forward, like it was lagging behind for lack of a better term.
I figured I might try different ammo & magazines & try it without the can, also. I used 5 different types of ammo (all 55 grain stuff) the Troy mag, an old Colt 20 round stick & a new Pmag 20 rounder. All combinations of ammunition & magazines exhibited the same characteristics. Bolt hesitates to go forward after locking back on a dry mag. Looking at it, it appears as if the bolt is too far back if that makes sense.
After all that, trying it without the can, it did the same thing. By this point however I figured the gun was gummed up.
From what I understand about suppressors they make more gas go into the gun. Reading up on ARs, it seems I need a heavier buffer or stronger spring, correct?
If that is the case, will it run 100% unsuppressed also?
It has to be able to do both since my dad can only run my can with me present.
Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated. I want to share the benefits of suppressed shooting with my dad.