AR bolt failure.

[captain2k_ca]

NEA AR-15 bolt failed on me today...Apparently its pretty common for this breed of AR...and apparently they are really good about replacing the faulty part....so we will see I suppose....

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/captain2k_ca/NEA%20AR-15/20160521_181733_zpsoraq1aad.jpg (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/captain2k_ca/media/NEA%20AR-15/20160521_181733_zpsoraq1aad.jpg.html)

Been happy otherwise....Except it shoots minute of barn door.......LOL.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/captain2k_ca/NEA%20AR-15/20160429_121052_zpsduryuxck.jpg (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/captain2k_ca/media/NEA%20AR-15/20160429_121052_zpsduryuxck.jpg.html)

[Adam Helmer]

captain2k,

So, WHAT failed and why? Were you shooting factory ammo or reloads? Just what was the bolt failure all about?

Adam

[wrenchman]

that looks scary

[captain2k_ca]

I was shooting factory loads....I have no idea what caused the failure...but two of the lugs broke off...and as you can see the metal is really poor looking....

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/captain2k_ca/NEA%20AR-15/20160521_181706_zpst7jfiauw.jpg (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/captain2k_ca/media/NEA%20AR-15/20160521_181706_zpst7jfiauw.jpg.html)

[Gil Martin]

Hope they replace it for you. All the best...
Gil

[captain2k_ca]

The manufacturer has replied to me. And they will make good on their warranty. :)

[Rapier]

That is good that they stand behind the product. Odd that it shoots large groups because almost any AR will shoot MOA.
Ed

[Adam Helmer]

captain2k,

Ok, so we have the Condition: Bolt Failure. What was the Cause?

Adam

[captain2k_ca]

I friend of a friend who is a journeyman gunsmith saw the pictures and figures improper heat treating....he is also a machinist and metallurgist.

NEA has had issues with AR bolt failures....

[captain2k_ca]

Got 1lb of CFE223 and 1lb of BLC2 and 1000 62gr fmj coming this week. Time to build some AR ammo! Still waiting for the new bolt to arrive...

Any favorite recipes or hints for AR loads?

[Dan Morris]

Will a M16 bolt fit that? If your's doesn't show up, let me know....I may have a couple of 16 bolts in my goodie box...don't even know where or when I got em.
Dan

[captain2k_ca]

As much as i appreciate that offer. Any AR parts are ITAR controlled. Licensing and export permits etc. Bolts are cheap up here anyway. Thanks tho!

[captain2k_ca]

New bolt is sitting at home waiting for me :D
Giggidy!

[Dan Morris]

I forgot about different country regs......
Dan

[Adam Helmer]

Dan,

I recently was looking at a gun catalog, I forget the name, but under some innocent items was a "56" which said on the order form page, "Not shippable to Canada. " I was surprised because I am talking magazines, bipods, even muzzlebrakes....

That is why the election of 2016 is so very important for our gun rights. Hillary will make us like Australia where pump shotguns and semi-auto rifles and shotguns are banned for honest people. Let us hope more than 50% of the eligible voters VOTE in November.

As Ben Franklin said, "A free people can vote themselves into slavery, but no slave can vote himself free....."

Adam

[captain2k_ca]

I cant even import a range finder without permits.

I cant export M14 parts. But M1a parts are ok....

[Adam Helmer]

captain,

Thank you for confirming my earlier point. May I inquire why a range finder requires a permit? I think John Locke said it best after he mentioned governments should ensure "life, liberty and pursuit of happiness" and when governments become destructive to these ends, "it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it."

Somehow I feel your government has evolved from being public servants to being Government Masters of the people. Happily, we Yanks still have our guns. As an MA Historian, I see parallels between the election of 1860 and 2016. A collision between two very different views of citizen rights or government rule will come to a head in November 2016. The losers may not acquiesce gracefully.

Adam

[captain2k_ca]

Actually the export restrictions were put into place by YOUR government. Not mine. ITAR...

[Adam Helmer]

captain,

I wonder why a range finder may not leave the USA enroute to you in Canada?

Adam

[captain2k_ca]

This is from the state department website.
http://fas.org/spp/starwars/offdocs/itar/p121.htm


Category XII-Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment

*(a) Fire control systems; gun and missile tracking and guidance systems; gun range, position, height finders, spotting instruments and laying equipment; aiming devices (electronic, optic, and acoustic); bomb sights, bombing computers, military television sighting and viewing units, and periscopes for the articles of this section.

*(b) Lasers specifically designed, modified or configured for military application including those used in military communication devices, target designators and range finders, target detection systems, and directed energy weapons.

*(c) Infrared focal plane array detectors specifically designed, modified or configured for military use; image intensification and other night sighting equipment or systems specifically designed, modified, or configured for military use; second generation and above military image intensification tubes (defined below) specifically designed, developed, modified, or configured for military use, and, infrared, visible, and ultraviolet devices specifically designed, developed, modified, or configured for military application.

[captain2k_ca]

Oh, I can get a USA purchased range finder to Canada. But I have to pay extra to get myself export permits.

It is easier to just buy from a local retailer who has imported with proper permits in bulk to reduce the overall cost.

Still translates to higher cost for me as the consumer. Our lousy canadian dollar doesnt help very much either :(