BAD - bolt not locking back

[TRaTSeRiF]

I installed a BAD on my AR, but the bolt isn't locking back when cycling. When I manually pull the charging handle, it locks back just fine. Any tricks to sort that out?

 

[Stevo]

Yeah, throw the lever away.

I've seen far more ARs have problems with BAD levers of all sorts than ones without.

 

[alex_40cal]

Yeah, throw the lever away.

I've seen far more ARs have problems with BAD levers of all sorts than ones without.

I concur. I had the same problem. Bolt would hold open after last round fired, maybe half the time. I took it off, and problem solved. Sucks, because I liked using it. Too bad my noveske doesn't like it.

 

[cr5]

Heard of that happening to quite a few guys on here.
I bought a couple Phase 5 one piece battery assist levers and they work great on both my lowers.

 

[alex_40cal]

Heard of that happening to quite a few guys on here.
I bought a couple Phase 5 one piece battery assist levers and they work great on both my lowers.

Who sells the Phase 5 lever?

 

[cr5]

Wild West in west Edmonton mall is where I got mine. I've seen them somewhere else but can't remember where.

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Thanks for the input, guys.

 

[mebiuspower]

Yeah, throw the lever away.

I've seen far more ARs have problems with BAD levers of all sorts than ones without.

+1.

 

[redddogg69]

Non milspec AR's are usually the culprit, look behind the bad lever right at the top where it joins the original tab, if it is touching your upper it may need some light filing.

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Non milspec AR's are usually the culprit, look behind the bad lever right at the top where it joins the original tab, if it is touching your upper it may need some light filing.

I'll take a look. Thanks for the tip! For now I'll run the rifle without it and I'll fiddle with the BAD after this weekend.

 

[alpining]

Non milspec AR's are usually the culprit, look behind the bad lever right at the top where it joins the original tab, if it is touching your upper it may need some light filing.

Concur.

Zero issue on my Norinco lower, fwiw.

 

[redddogg69]

Concur.

Zero issue on my Norinco lower, fwiw.

Non milspec is a tad incorrect as I've seen it happen on all sorts of AR's, quite possibly the BAD lever that is slightly out of spec. Both rifle and lever are mass produced and could be out some. A light filing on the back of the lever will fix it. You could switch to a phase 5 and encounter the same issue.

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Non milspec is a tad incorrect as I've seen it happen on all sorts of AR's, quite possibly the BAD lever that is slightly out of spec. Both rifle and lever are mass produced and could be out some. A light filing on the back of the lever will fix it. You could switch to a phase 5 and encounter the same issue.

Thanks. I'll try that out after this weekends match. As a couple of guys whose opinions I respect said, don't wanna be making changes just before competing. Next week, I'll have the time to play with it.

 

[raks]

I have BAD on my rifle & I need to keep the bolt catch well oiled up or else I have the same problems.

 

[thump_rrr]

Some people clip 1-2 coils off of the bolt catch spring to alleviate the problem.

 

[Conte]

Some people clip 1-2 coils off of the bolt catch spring to alleviate the problem.

That makes sense. It does add extra mass that sometimes the mag will have trouble pushing up on.
A buddie of mine had the same problem, but we just took it off.

 

[Gunnerlove]

My advice is to remove the BAD lever, wrap it in a bore snake if you have one and throw the bundle in a garbage can.

Current and future problems fixed.

 

[redddogg69]

My advice is to remove the BAD lever, wrap it in a bore snake if you have one and throw the bundle in a garbage can.

Current and future problems fixed.

Send it my way before that happens, my wife's rifle could use one

 

[Travis Bickle]

My advice is to remove the BAD lever, wrap it in a bore snake if you have one and throw the bundle in a garbage can.

Current and future problems fixed.

lololol

That's funny right there!

The aftermarket AR gimmick products never cease to entertain me

 

[TRaTSeRiF]

Send it my way before that happens, my wife's rifle could use one

And I'll keep the bore snake.. Been using mine for a couple of years now lol Btw, gonna test the BAD today after I took a bit of material off the back, with 3 different types of mags (gen2 p-mags, lar mags and pcv mags) and see what happens