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How to Clear AR-15 Malfunctions: Side Charging vs. Rear Charging

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Learn how to clear malfunctions in your rear charging or side charging AR-15. Identify and fix common AR 15 malfunctions such as double feed, stovepipe, failure to feed, and failure to eject. Ashley goes over valuable techniques such as mortaring a round and tap, rack, reassess.

Timeline:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Tap, Rack, Reassess
2:25 Mortaring (Rear Charging)
5:00 Double Feed
8:16 Stovepipe
10:05 Side Charging Malfunctions
11:07 Mortaring (Side Charging)
13:34 Training

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20 COMMENTS

  1. LOL,,,Both of those act just as bad as my new BCA gen 2 , 7.62X39 side charging upper. IF and that's a BIG IF ,,I can even get a round to chamber to AT ALL, 3/4 of the rest of time I end up with light primer strikes as well. With 6 Failures out of a 10 round mag pretty consistently is just not acceptable,,call me fussy !

    It seems like you've had allot of experience clearing jams and failures to fire but ya know what,,,,,,,,

    I'M GETTING DAMN NEAR AS PROFICIENT CLEARING FAILURES TO FEED AND FAILURES TO FIRE WITH THIS NEW UPPER I GOT FROM YOU GUYS TOO!

    I'm Still waiting to hear back from BCA even though a ticket has been generated on the 21st, PLUS I never got the "free" canted sights as advertised when I bought it.

    NOT so happy at this point,,,,,,,,,

  2. I just assembled my first BCA side charging upper and looks and feels awesome, hopefully I don't get any issues when I take it to the range and test it.🤙🏼

  3. What happens when side charger doesn't to charge after firing a round? The one I bought and arrived last week had a malfunction where the charger doesn't charge and it appears the gas tube doesn't produce enough gas.

  4. This is a great way to get the skin of your hand/fingers stuck in-between the buttstock & buffer tube when you mortar the rifle with your buttstock fully extended & your buttstock position pin shears off.

    Have seen it before.

    Collapse your buttstock.

  5. Nice malfunction 101. I would like to recommend closing the stock ALL the way to flush when attempting the mortar technique as to not damage the lockpin nut. Yes, you lose some leverage but if you happen to break that (which I’ve seen) your whole day will have to change until fixed. Again, nice video and thanks for sharing.

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