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  • bwframe

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    Timely video with literally all of those running for the dems saying they'll take these rifles away from us.

    NSFW...

    Interesting little tidbit for the attentive to see in the vid. ;)

    [video=youtube;d2tJA7KyUHI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2tJA7KyUHI[/video]
     

    rhino

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    Adding a bit to the reload PUSH/PULL . . .

    When you pull, make sure that you pull downward or in the direction directly away from the magwell. This may seem like an obvious thing, but the guy typing this had some embarrassing moments when he first learned PUSH/PULL. He always pulled pretty hard, but sometimes he would pull at enough of an angle that the friction was enough to make it feel like the magazine was latched properly. The BANG-click! is not cool when you believe you did everything right.
     

    pblanc

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    churchmouse

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    Bolt override the most "dubious" malfunction? Well, I know from experience that you can have a brass over bolt (aka bolt override) malfunction without turning the ejection port up or doing anything wrong. Personally, I think Mike Pannone does a better job of describing how to deal with this malfunction:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok" target="_blank">[video=youtube;qlqHYW17zok]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok[/video]

    It looked like our boy was a bit flustered and hurried. Not one of his best but the dust cover was pretty cool.
     

    SmileDocHill

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    Bolt override the most "dubious" malfunction? Well, I know from experience that you can have a brass over bolt (aka bolt override) malfunction without turning the ejection port up or doing anything wrong. Personally, I think Mike Pannone does a better job of describing how to deal with this malfunction:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok" target="_blank">[video=youtube;qlqHYW17zok]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqHYW17zok[/video]

    Good stuff, marking to watch his other stuff.
     

    SmileDocHill

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    I guess maybe it doesn't matter with a flash hider on there, but man is it hard watching someone stick the muzzle of their rifle in the dirt.
    Yeah, I had that reaction also. In theory it would depend on what type of environment you are in but in practice if you are working with your AR and not just in sport I don't see having the mental capacity to stop and think about it. Manage a malfunction, while under fire, and stop to think "ok, is this ground: rock (would be OK), deep mud (no-go), sand (likely no-go), dry dirt (no problem but be careful)...
    While watching it I figured my action would be based on whether I'm in full kit with many magazines or not. If so the magazine I removed would be placed on the ground and used as a muzzle rest to prevent taking a core sample of the dirt.
     

    rhino

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    Bolt override the most "dubious" malfunction? Well, I know from experience that you can have a brass over bolt (aka bolt override) malfunction without turning the ejection port up or doing anything wrong. Personally, I think Mike Pannone does a better job of describing how to deal with this malfunction:

    Thank you for sharing that!

    Two things:

    I've never seen that method involving holding the front of the bolt and then the karate chopping the charging handle. That's pretty slick and assuming it works, it's awesome that it doesn't require tools. I hope I remember it if I ever have a bolt over brass situation.

    If you need to "mortar" your rifle and you don't have a stock that you know can take the abuse, it's a good idea to collapse the stock all the way before you do it. Old style M4 stocks and probably a lot of off brands of telescoping stocks aren't that rugged, so collapsing before you mortar may save you some unnecessary anguish.
     
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