Another lesson learned ... the hard way
It's been a week now since I decided to examine the feed ramps on the new AR-15 barrel vs. the old upper receiver. I had put the barrel on in a rush and had not thought to examine this during the installation. It was a simple matter to pull the gun out of the safe, unload it, visually verify the empty chamber, lock the bolt to the rear and take a look.
Looks like the barrel has M-4 feed ramps but not the receiver. Not a big deal since the tips of the bullets that clear the receiver won't snag on the feed ramps. Hmmm, let's look a little closer and reach up through the mag well with my index finger so feel the transition.
WHAM!!!
Ow!!! &)^^(*^%$$*)__)_^%%!!!! Ok, damage assessment, blood.... Great... @$$# that hurts! Wash the tip of the finger off in the sink. More blood... Wonderful... Kind of looks like the nail is torn... This is gonna hurt for a while... Some antiseptic, several bandaids and some duct tape and the end of the finger is bound up and I get to reflect on what happened.
Lesson learned, do NOT expect the bolt to stay back if you happen to hit the bolt release. If you want to take a good look at the rear of the barrel, do yourself a favor and take the upper off the gun and remove the bolt. You can see what your doing much easier especially if the bolt does not slam shut.
The laceration at the tip of my finger is healing. The fingernail has about a 1/4" square that was knocked loose. The entire fingertip is sore. Kind of like hitting your finger with a hammer. With the claw end...
Don't do it...
I'll spare you the pictures.
Looks like the barrel has M-4 feed ramps but not the receiver. Not a big deal since the tips of the bullets that clear the receiver won't snag on the feed ramps. Hmmm, let's look a little closer and reach up through the mag well with my index finger so feel the transition.
WHAM!!!
Ow!!! &)^^(*^%$$*)__)_^%%!!!! Ok, damage assessment, blood.... Great... @$$# that hurts! Wash the tip of the finger off in the sink. More blood... Wonderful... Kind of looks like the nail is torn... This is gonna hurt for a while... Some antiseptic, several bandaids and some duct tape and the end of the finger is bound up and I get to reflect on what happened.
Lesson learned, do NOT expect the bolt to stay back if you happen to hit the bolt release. If you want to take a good look at the rear of the barrel, do yourself a favor and take the upper off the gun and remove the bolt. You can see what your doing much easier especially if the bolt does not slam shut.
The laceration at the tip of my finger is healing. The fingernail has about a 1/4" square that was knocked loose. The entire fingertip is sore. Kind of like hitting your finger with a hammer. With the claw end...
Don't do it...
I'll spare you the pictures.
posted by iainmcphersn at 8:27 PM
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