sticky cases

[just4fun]

I have alot of empty cases stick in the chamber of my AR. When the bolt comes back, sometimes it will take off part of the case rim. What do I need to do? Polish chamber? What is the best process for this fix?

[RJ Shooter]

What kind of ammunition are you using?

Russian manufactured? Wolf, Barnaul, etc. use Laquer on thier cartridges.

[Love2Shoot]

ammo is the first thing i would look at. also, is it a 223 or 223 match chamber and if so, are you using 556 ammo. can make a difference.

[paul obraczka]

seen many badly made barrels for the ar-15/m-16 my proof is look at many spec.s 5.56 .223 match non-match nato and now look at the finish get ak 47 in 556 look at the barrel of the a-15 gauge both with nato head space tool look at chrome work too alot of junk is out there to

[Rew]

seen many badly made barrels for the ar-15/m-16 my proof is look at many spec.s 5.56 .223 match non-match nato and now look at the finish get ak 47 in 556 look at the barrel of the a-15 gauge both with nato head space tool look at chrome work too alot of junk is out there to

Just a bit hard to follow partner. If the cases are Brass and the barrel is short, then, the gas can reach the bolt carrier before the brass de-expands. Or it can be a rough chamber, need a bit more info, before a real solution can be put forth. ;)

[just4fun]

I was using reloaded brass cases witha 16" bbl. The quality of the reloads themselves are good, because I did them myself to mil spec and have been reloading them for almost 20 years. They work great in everything else. I have heard about people polishing the chamber, so I thought that might be the answer, but I am not sure on the exact procedure. I am not sure who made the bbl, I might have to look tonight to see if there is any info on it. Thanks for all the help so far.

[Rew]

I reload too, and I have found that on the 4th reload some cases get kind of soft, I can tell when I'm trimming them. I use these in my single shot after that. I don't want to get into anneling the cases when so many once fire can be picked up at the range. Depending on your powder of choice, and with a short gas tube and soft brass might be the problem. Just a guess of course.;)