AR-308 bolt stuck

Coach Jay said:

Well..after 5 total forward assists and still hanging, I decided to grind off .002 off the edge and voila…we have our newest 8.6 BLK!!! Ready to shoot in the morning!!

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Coach Jay said:

So I got it figured out, I knocked the pin out of the forward assist and the bolt falls out, it's catching on the assist. The key turns fine, but I made sure to oil it and flip it 1 million times..
Now I've tried to reinstall FA several times and 3 different assists and it still catches..

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Stonyman88 said:

It need some work done on it, compare to another one. Where is the upper from?

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Coach Jay said:

Hey guys, I'm racking my brain here, I've put together dozens of guns bf, but after assembling everything I pull the charging handle and the bolt stops halfway of the ejection hole. I excitedly threw a brand new bolt into it and it went in just fine, but will not come back out. It's Like the key isn't open all the way, I tried to mortar it, nothing, I took barrel off and put a punch on it remove barrel. Add marvel oil soak barrel up several hours/day tap out with wooden dowel,if removed polish feed and barrel lugs. Check bolt fit by hand, not intack with spring jamming in place should fit snug and a light Tap rubber mallet should seat and lock and open with charging handle ,light rubber mallet GENTLY TAP. Also bolt lightly lubed internally/external. Check should work. Smooth surfaces should assist. Dont keep jamming work surfaces.

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Coach Jay said:

Hey guys, I'm racking my brain here, I've put together dozens of guns bf, but after assembling everything I pull the charging handle and the bolt stops halfway of the ejection hole. I excitedly threw a brand new bolt into it and it went in just fine, but will not come back out. It's Like the key isn't open all the way, I tried to mortar it, nothing, I took barrel off and put a punch on it nothing…any thoughts??

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pavementends said:

If the 5 FA'a all hung up I think you should try a different bolt. When ever I have to "modify" something I always try to modify the cheapest part.

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sharpsguy said:

I changed to nickel boron bolt polish and lubed barrel lugs and ramp lugs properly hand fit before trying to let spring jam it in and getting stuck

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