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Originally Posted by Figure8dc
Bought a new ar-15 s&w .22 today, would not shoot CCI ammo or federal. Misfired 9/10 times. Tried cleaning and oil, still misfired. Tried Remington ammo and worked perfect.
I'm glad the Remington ammo worked but I shouldn't be having these issues with a brand new gun. Pin is hitting the rim, I just dont know if it's hard enough. anyone have a fix for this before I send it in?
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That is pretty bizarre. My limited experience with semi auto firearms has always been that a lot of them won't run decent with those Remington rounds, but the problem goes away with CCI. A friend had a similar problem with his 223 AR when we went shooting. His had the push knob and if you pushed the bolt forward a little, it would fire. Later we found some loose part flopping around in there. That is where I bowed out of the problem. I guess, if there is a way to use a gloved hand and push the bolt forward if possible, you can see if you get a better firing pin strike. If that happens, not sure of the cure, but making sure the bolt moves freely would be a start. What to do? I would not send it back immediately. Shoot it a bunch with the Remingtons and then later go back to some of the other ammo. Also, I would wait for any other forum members that might know a quick fix or what you are doing wrong. Good luck, don't be in a hurry. It is disappointing, but it could be something simple.