Madwand 2 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Haven't fired the gun yet, but just messing with it to see how it feels. Put in an empty magazine, pull the bolt back, push the magazine release and pull the magazine, the bolt slams shut. That's not supposed to happen. Put in a magazine with one shell in it, pull and release the bolt, pull again to eject the shell and simulate firing, push the magazine release and pull the magazine, usually it will stay open. Is this thing defective? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MKAVinny 4 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Mine does it too.I think the spring is too weak to hold the bolt open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis 38 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Several factors work together to cause this problem. First, on the upper receiver in-line with the bolt catch, a lot of guns have been hand-filed by the factory to allow clearance for the catch to rise properly. If there's not enough clearance, you won't get good engagement on the bolt by the catch, if there's too much you can actually over-insert magazines. Second, the bolt catch itself has a radiused corner where it engages the bolt, if you don't have proper engagement the bolt can slip over this radius. Lastly, the tang on the bolt itself is also sometimes hand-filed from the factory, again, if it's filed too much you get poor engagement. A weak spring can attribute to this issue, however, the majority of problems are caused by the hand-fitting from the factory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madwand 2 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm thinking this may just be me not manually pulling the bolt back hard enough. When I do it hard, it cycles properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bulldog_shotgun 47 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 i had to file a notch in the upper on both of mine to get proper bolt stop movement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madwand 2 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Well, now that I've fired it, I haven't had the problem. I think it's just a case of trying to cycle it manually with that crappy bolt handle and not getting a good pull. Good thing my gun wasn't broken, useless contacting RAAC about it. Never answered me. Edited January 22, 2013 by Madwand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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