derbrererd 3 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) So I'm having a problem where the hammer occasionally fails to reset after a shot. It was happening about 1/4 times, until I increased the gas power by turning the autoplug a half turn clockwise, now it happens about 1/10 times. When this happens, I can reset the hammer by just pulling the charging handle an inch or so. The strange thing is that it ejects the shells just fine, and I cannot reproduce the error by hand-cycling snap caps, a slow pull of the carrier resets the hammer every time. Any ideas what's going on? Edited July 22, 2018 by derbrererd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Sounds like short stroking. Need hotter ammo or more gas, slicker action. Read the how to's . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
derbrererd 3 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thanks, the autoplug has plenty of turn left to increase power. What baffles me is that the hammer should be pushed all the way down by the time the bolt gets anywhere near the ejector, and as I said, it ejects perfectly every time. I forgot to mention its in a bullpup stock, I'm beginning to suspect the problem is in the bullpup trigger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 What you said. That or a spring hammer issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OhioEd 3 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 If it's ejecting and feeding correctly, sounds more like Hammer follow. Check your fire control group for proper installation/wear/damage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
derbrererd 3 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks for alerting me to this issue. I really hope thats not whats going on. The spring in my bullpup stock was out of place, so hopefully that fixes it. The hammer-catcher doesnt look scratched or misshapen. I'll know next time I can get to the range. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 It's a bullpup, check for binding or sticking of the trigger linkage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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