My stovepipes aren't the average ones where the bolt closes on the empty shell. The spent case gets caught between the top of the receiver and the new round being stripped from the mag. Sound like same for you Farmer Harv?
Yep, that sounds exactly like the ones I had. However, I just went out and fired off three different mags with the AE 115gr that seem to give the most problems, and all 30 rounds functioned & ejected perfectly. I've made a couple of changes since the last time I fired the rifle, and either they worked to stop the stovepipes, or I just got lucky here. Need to do some more shooting tomorrow to verify all is well, but for now here is the chain of events:
- First try brand new rifle with CCI Blazer aluminum cased 115gr: no problems.
- Try some AE 115gr and have some stovepiping. Blame KCI mags, and the problem seems to go away.
- Install a 2 stage trigger, find out it won't work with the JR, remove. Do the 15 minute trigger job as found on the 'net, run into random/rare stovepipes and a few light primer strikes.
- Polish up the trigger parts some more, screw up the job, order a new single stage trigger. Install it with the modified springs and still have occasional problems.
- Install springs from the new trigger kit, and stick a little piece of foam on the front of the trigger guard to keep a wee bit of forward pressure on the mag.
- Fire 30 rounds of AE 115gr today with no problems at all.
Interesting. Tomorrow I'll try it without the foam pad to see if that's it.
