I have a jrc i've had it for almost 2 years. a month ago i found out there was a bulge in the barrel. we called JRC in united states and within an hours we had pro mission to send it to Ellwood epps for repair. we had it back in almost 2 weeks with a new barrel and what seems to be a new bolt carrier group. last night was the first time we've had a chance to shoot it. I took two mags and the first one it physically picked up the mag follower and place it inside the barrel destroying the mag. i'm not sure what can be down about it but now i'm out two glock 22 mags and damaged a third own. I will call ell wood epps and JRC tomorrow. I have no complaints about either companies services.
JRC feeding mag follower into chamber
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The carbines are a fun little rifle, but plagued with feeding issues!
My 45ACP didnt feed reliably until I reloaded my cases with starting grain loads. Seems that the factory level of pressures is too much for the action spring and buffer setup.
The action operates violently with factory ammo! The bolt slams against the buffer and violently feeds the next round. If thereis any issues at all with the case alignment, the case seems to stovepipe and get CRUSHED to the point of even perferating the cartridge case, and spilling powder in the action and into the magazine.
The milder loads seem to achieve more reliable feeding from the magazine.
My 45ACP didnt feed reliably until I reloaded my cases with starting grain loads. Seems that the factory level of pressures is too much for the action spring and buffer setup.
The action operates violently with factory ammo! The bolt slams against the buffer and violently feeds the next round. If thereis any issues at all with the case alignment, the case seems to stovepipe and get CRUSHED to the point of even perferating the cartridge case, and spilling powder in the action and into the magazine.
The milder loads seem to achieve more reliable feeding from the magazine.
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Harrier .45
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- Ontario, north of Toronto
The JR Carbines have been a notorious failure in .45 ACP. The original 9mm variants were excellent firearms -- accurate and reliable. When the .40 S&W models were introduced there were some teething problems due to the increased pressure of the .40-calibre round, but most of those issues were worked out within the first year or less of production and sales. Currently, the .45 ACP edition is hit-and-miss in the reliability and function departments.
The same holds true for the Thureon Defense models, which were/are excellent in 9mm and .40 S&W, but questionable in .45 ACP.
For some reason the manufacturers of these guns assumed that the only requirement to upscale their product to the .45-calibre round was to simply build a bigger barrel and bore bigger hole, and voila! Unfortunately, this has not been the case, as can be testified by the number of JR Carbines in .45 ACP we have seen pass through our gunsmith shop over the past 12-18 months.
The same holds true for the Thureon Defense models, which were/are excellent in 9mm and .40 S&W, but questionable in .45 ACP.
For some reason the manufacturers of these guns assumed that the only requirement to upscale their product to the .45-calibre round was to simply build a bigger barrel and bore bigger hole, and voila! Unfortunately, this has not been the case, as can be testified by the number of JR Carbines in .45 ACP we have seen pass through our gunsmith shop over the past 12-18 months.
Yes it does seem violent. I looked at the rifle and the barrel isn't fully seated in the receiver when it came back from epps. I just hope the mags it destroyed are fixed or replaced. The barrel should be flush and it's recessed almost 1/8 of inch in
