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    RUGER SFAR PROBLEM SOLVED UPDATE

    Sorry, an H3 was what I meant to put. I accidentally said H5 which is what the guy had posted. My mistake. Mine is an H3 and now it works just fine. Except the ejector is slamming the brass hard enough to cause a burr that makes it a bit hard to fit the brass into the shell holder. It was even...
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    Adjustable Gas Block on SFAR?

    It "may" be the same. I have no way to measure them. If everything in the assembly, the BCG and the spring and the buffer were equal to a 5.56 I don't think I'd see the obvious tell tale signs on the brass of the system slamming into the brass so hard that it is actually slightly deforming it...
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    Adjustable Gas Block on SFAR?

    I am convinced the lighter bolt and the light 3 oz AR 15 buffer is the main issue. The gas PRESSURE on a .308 has to be higher than what it would be on a 5.56. What I see happening is a timing issue caused by the bolt travelling so fast that the rounds don't have enough time to come up in front...
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    Adjustable Gas Block on SFAR?

    Try replacing the 3 oz ar 15 buffer with a 5.5 H3 AR 15 buffer. A standard AR 10 buffer is 3.8-4 oz. I have no idea why Ruger would use a 3 oz 5.56 buffer. And the bolt carrier is a lot lighter than a standard AR 10 BCG! And as for the GB? I took mine off and put a fixed one because for me? I'm...
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    RUGER SFAR PROBLEM SOLVED UPDATE

    An H3 buffer is all you need.
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    RUGER SFAR PROBLEM SOLVED UPDATE

    I had the same issue. They said I was the first one to call in about it. Yeah, sure.
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