Hi all.
My uncle and I were shooting my Stag 1R yesterday (I've had it for a couple months and have put around 75-100 rounds through it). My uncle was shooting and I was standing behind him. I thought I saw a clump of dirt or something go flying forward, then I looked at the car-BEEN and saw that the muzzle brake was gone. So I called a cease fire. Walked about 10-14 yards ahead, and sure enough, there's my muzzle brake.
I inspected the brake and there are no signs of a bullet hitting it anywhere. I noticed the roll pins have collapsed/bent and one broken. The brake did have a little movement/free play when I first got the gun. Nothing much, I think this is common. Or should it be dead solid? This is my first AR, so I'm not sure.
I also inspected the barrel bore and couldn't see any bulges or indications of an obstructed bore maybe causing excessive internal pressure (shouldn't effect the brake anyway I think).
We were using factory Remmington .223 55gr. ammo.
Shot the AR again without the muzzle break and everything seemed to function fine. I should point out that I did have a jam up before this. This was due the magazine follower binding up and not keeping pressure on the casings resulting in flopping around and getting caught from the bolt (-rant-Also, why can't mags be pinned to 5.5 rounds. Some mags are so tight when there full you can't insert them when the bolt closed.-rant off-).
I also field stripped the AR a few days proir to clean and lube it. I put everything back together properly so I don't think that was a problem either.
I think I'm going to get some new roll pins and put the brake back on. I might have to do a little filing depending if there's any mushrooms. What do you guys think?
Also, this isn't a razz against Stag or Walt or anything like that. I love my Stag (with my collapsible stock
), and Walt, and Marlin, and all the other dealers who supply me with my addiction 
. I usually do a search when trying to find info (imagine that!), hence my low post count. I couldn't really find anything relating to this. So I figured I'd post it so other people in the future have reference, plus I'd like to know myself. I'll probably give Walt a call to see what he suggests.
Here's some pics:
Thanks guys, later.
My uncle and I were shooting my Stag 1R yesterday (I've had it for a couple months and have put around 75-100 rounds through it). My uncle was shooting and I was standing behind him. I thought I saw a clump of dirt or something go flying forward, then I looked at the car-BEEN and saw that the muzzle brake was gone. So I called a cease fire. Walked about 10-14 yards ahead, and sure enough, there's my muzzle brake.
I inspected the brake and there are no signs of a bullet hitting it anywhere. I noticed the roll pins have collapsed/bent and one broken. The brake did have a little movement/free play when I first got the gun. Nothing much, I think this is common. Or should it be dead solid? This is my first AR, so I'm not sure.
I also inspected the barrel bore and couldn't see any bulges or indications of an obstructed bore maybe causing excessive internal pressure (shouldn't effect the brake anyway I think).
We were using factory Remmington .223 55gr. ammo.
Shot the AR again without the muzzle break and everything seemed to function fine. I should point out that I did have a jam up before this. This was due the magazine follower binding up and not keeping pressure on the casings resulting in flopping around and getting caught from the bolt (-rant-Also, why can't mags be pinned to 5.5 rounds. Some mags are so tight when there full you can't insert them when the bolt closed.-rant off-).
I also field stripped the AR a few days proir to clean and lube it. I put everything back together properly so I don't think that was a problem either.
I think I'm going to get some new roll pins and put the brake back on. I might have to do a little filing depending if there's any mushrooms. What do you guys think?
Also, this isn't a razz against Stag or Walt or anything like that. I love my Stag (with my collapsible stock
), and Walt, and Marlin, and all the other dealers who supply me with my addiction . I usually do a search when trying to find info (imagine that!), hence my low post count. I couldn't really find anything relating to this. So I figured I'd post it so other people in the future have reference, plus I'd like to know myself. I'll probably give Walt a call to see what he suggests. Here's some pics:
Thanks guys, later.
