So I recently just finished up a 6.5 creedmoor build using all aero components except a 16 inch faxon barrel and superlative adjustable gas block. When I put the aero enhanced 308 carbine buffer tube kit, I noticed the spring was very tight. I dimpled the barrel with a jig to make sure I had proper alignment of the gas block.
Today I went out and shot some test rounds to check function of the rifle prior to load development. With the gas block wide open, the gun would barely eject a round and would not load a second round or stovepipe one in the chamber. Shot a few rounds with a can and it ran fine. After checking and double checking everything, I figured I'd try cutting the spring to see if I could get it to run. Started cutting one coil at a time until I got it to function without the can and end up taking 4 turns out of the spring to get it to run dependable.
Not a big fan of having a cut spring in the gun. I did get it to run reliably but I'm wondering if I should be looking at something else. I haven't built many AR10's and most of my experience building is with the standard AR15's. Comparing the ar10 spring to an ar15 spring, I notice they are very different. I installed a regular ar15 spring in the gun and it seems to close up the bolt fine but I did not try running rounds through it.
Where should I go with this? I'm wondering if I should buy one of the fancy spring kits or just run the cut spring, or something else. One though I had was the gas port isn't big enough but rather not mess with opening it up. This is going to be primarily a thermal hunting rig and I want this gun to run like a sewing machine.
Today I went out and shot some test rounds to check function of the rifle prior to load development. With the gas block wide open, the gun would barely eject a round and would not load a second round or stovepipe one in the chamber. Shot a few rounds with a can and it ran fine. After checking and double checking everything, I figured I'd try cutting the spring to see if I could get it to run. Started cutting one coil at a time until I got it to function without the can and end up taking 4 turns out of the spring to get it to run dependable.
Not a big fan of having a cut spring in the gun. I did get it to run reliably but I'm wondering if I should be looking at something else. I haven't built many AR10's and most of my experience building is with the standard AR15's. Comparing the ar10 spring to an ar15 spring, I notice they are very different. I installed a regular ar15 spring in the gun and it seems to close up the bolt fine but I did not try running rounds through it.
Where should I go with this? I'm wondering if I should buy one of the fancy spring kits or just run the cut spring, or something else. One though I had was the gas port isn't big enough but rather not mess with opening it up. This is going to be primarily a thermal hunting rig and I want this gun to run like a sewing machine.
