New Armalite AR-10 - Bolt doesnt lockback?

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11 years 10 months ago #16412 by 13fcolt
Replied by 13fcolt on topic New Armalite AR-10 - Bolt doesnt lockback?
Can you post a pic of that buffer & tube? sounds like you got some AR15 parts in there.

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11 years 10 months ago #16413 by LebbenB
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FYI, the length range for an AR10 buffer spring is 10 1/6" to 11 1/4"

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11 years 10 months ago #16414 by LebbenB
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13fcolt wrote: Can you post a pic of that buffer & tube? sounds like you got some AR15 parts in there.

Exactly what I was thinking.

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11 years 10 months ago #16415 by LebbenB
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That 1/2 to 5/8 you're short probably means the previous owner installed an M4 receiver extension on your AR10. An M4 RE is 6 and 15/16ths long, or about 5/8ths of an inch too short.

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11 years 10 months ago #16416 by j1mmyr1chter
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I will check it out LB, many thanks! I think I recall a rough measurement of 7", so this may be where my trouble is.

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11 years 10 months ago #16417 by OleCowboy
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OK this is easy, you are screwed or in this case since you replaced the stock there is a screw you need to also replace. Call them up and you can send it in or they should just send you the screw. I just went thru this...

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11 years 10 months ago #16418 by j1mmyr1chter
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13fcolt wrote: Can you post a pic of that buffer & tube? sounds like you got some AR15 parts in there.


Lets see if I can do this...

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11 years 10 months ago #16420 by j1mmyr1chter
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What screw would that be? I think all thats involved with this stock is the locknut that holds the tube to the receiver, right?

OleCowboy wrote: OK this is easy, you are screwed or in this case since you replaced the stock there is a screw you need to also replace. Call them up and you can send it in or they should just send you the screw. I just went thru this...

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11 years 10 months ago #16421 by j1mmyr1chter
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After some more reading and looking at my pic, I am thinking more and more that my tube is the wrong tube. From what I have read, the longer AR-10 receiver extension tube should stick out from behind the collapsible stock by about 5/8" when its collapsed completely. Anybody got a thought on that?

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11 years 10 months ago #16425 by LebbenB
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j1mmyr1chter wrote: After some more reading and looking at my pic, I am thinking more and more that my tube is the wrong tube. From what I have read, the longer AR-10 receiver extension tube should stick out from behind the collapsible stock by about 5/8" when its collapsed completely. Anybody got a thought on that?

No, when completely collapsed the stock should be flush with the end of the RE.

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