longrange454
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The LBC bug has bit me. Got a 264 upper from Ritch last year. Now i'm waiting for my 243 barrel.
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Post by longrange454 on Oct 27, 2019 2:18:36 GMT -8
Finally got the gas issue figured out. The gas port on the BHW barrel is not TDC. It's off enough that it is making contact with the Matrix handguard even after i machined out the channel under the picatinny rail.
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Oct 27, 2019 12:27:19 GMT -8
Finally got the gas issue figured out. The gas port on the BHW barrel is not TDC. It's off enough that it is making contact with the Matrix handguard even after i machined out the channel under the picatinny rail. Sounds like a return or a shorter HG. Greg
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longrange454
Junior Member
The LBC bug has bit me. Got a 264 upper from Ritch last year. Now i'm waiting for my 243 barrel.
Posts: 37
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Post by longrange454 on Oct 28, 2019 5:04:49 GMT -8
If i do a hand guard. I,m thinking BTE their ID is 1.387. compared to the Matrix 1.3. I looked at Young but their web sight doesn't give good specs on their hand guards. I have an E-Mail into Ritch, but havn't heard back yet. Might try Columbia today.
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Oct 28, 2019 7:56:26 GMT -8
If i do a hand guard. I,m thinking BTE their ID is 1.387. compared to the Matrix 1.3. I looked at Young but their web sight doesn't give good specs on their hand guards. I have an E-Mail into Ritch, but havn't heard back yet. Might try Columbia today. A DPMS or Hogue will work for you. I run 90% of mine with the GB exposed. Pure curiosity. Have you shot it without the HG and rotating the GB to the hole location? Greg
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longrange454
Junior Member
The LBC bug has bit me. Got a 264 upper from Ritch last year. Now i'm waiting for my 243 barrel.
Posts: 37
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Post by longrange454 on Oct 28, 2019 8:48:42 GMT -8
Yes. Used good old farm boy ingenuity to line up the GB to the Port. Plugged the chamber with a barrel plug and blew in the end of the barrel. The barrel port is so far out of spec that with the adj. gb wide open it wouldn't extract the fired round, Once i got it lined up it worked fine. Then the next issue i have/had was the bolt catching on the carrier on the last round. So i have a different bolt catch kit coming. I hope that gets things squared away.
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Oct 28, 2019 9:03:36 GMT -8
Yes. Used good old farm boy ingenuity to line up the GB to the Port. Plugged the chamber with a barrel plug and blew in the end of the barrel. The barrel port is so far out of spec that with the adj. gb wide open it wouldn't extract the fired round, Once i got it lined up it worked fine. Then the next issue i have/had was the bolt catching on the carrier on the last round. So i have a different bolt catch kit coming. I hope that gets things squared away. I'd just call BHW direct and let hem know so you can get a call tag. They should be able to help you out. Obviously a manufacturing defect that they should stand behind. Greg
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longrange454
Junior Member
The LBC bug has bit me. Got a 264 upper from Ritch last year. Now i'm waiting for my 243 barrel.
Posts: 37
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Post by longrange454 on Oct 29, 2019 8:14:35 GMT -8
Got a hold of Ritch yesterday. He said he'd make a phone call and get back to me. Before he could do that the barrel maker had already called.Super nice people. It was a done deal in about 10 minutes.Can't beat that.
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Post by GLSHOOTER on Oct 29, 2019 9:07:18 GMT -8
That is excellent news. I'm glad this is getting resolved so smoothly.
Greg
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