Took the M11 out today. I have had it running great the last time I took it out. I had to replace the fire control parts, etc.. but it worked fine.
I have run about 7 or 8 mags through it in total since I got it up and running. Shot 2 or 3 through it today and 1 round got stuck in the chamber along with some metal shaving from some mystery location. It was a significant amount of metal in between the round and the barrel. The round stuck and I had a light primer hit. I was using metal lipped mags from Cobray and my RPB sidecocker upper. I re-cocked and tried to fire the round out as it would not come out trying to pry it with a knife blade. That hit the primer even harder and put a significant dent in it but the round was still lodged and unfired. I debated prying it again and even pushing it out from the barrel end but I decided against something so unsafe. I complained and moaned about how crappy my M11 has been and then decided to disassemble it. Once I had the top end off I could see how much metal was between the round and the barrel and how big a primer hit it had taken (it was dented in pretty damn good). I debated my options with my shooting buddy and then threw the whole top end into a deep pond. (A brand new RPB sidecocker). I figured my life, hands, eyesight were worth the 125.00 I could easily afford.
Anyway, I am pissed now more than ever and I want my Vector. This M11 has been a real pain in the butt. I will purchase a new top end (still have the stock) and maybe have a look at my mags which all suck BTW (I have metal and new zytel), get this thing running and then lock it up never to be seen or shot again.
I have run about 7 or 8 mags through it in total since I got it up and running. Shot 2 or 3 through it today and 1 round got stuck in the chamber along with some metal shaving from some mystery location. It was a significant amount of metal in between the round and the barrel. The round stuck and I had a light primer hit. I was using metal lipped mags from Cobray and my RPB sidecocker upper. I re-cocked and tried to fire the round out as it would not come out trying to pry it with a knife blade. That hit the primer even harder and put a significant dent in it but the round was still lodged and unfired. I debated prying it again and even pushing it out from the barrel end but I decided against something so unsafe. I complained and moaned about how crappy my M11 has been and then decided to disassemble it. Once I had the top end off I could see how much metal was between the round and the barrel and how big a primer hit it had taken (it was dented in pretty damn good). I debated my options with my shooting buddy and then threw the whole top end into a deep pond. (A brand new RPB sidecocker). I figured my life, hands, eyesight were worth the 125.00 I could easily afford.
Anyway, I am pissed now more than ever and I want my Vector. This M11 has been a real pain in the butt. I will purchase a new top end (still have the stock) and maybe have a look at my mags which all suck BTW (I have metal and new zytel), get this thing running and then lock it up never to be seen or shot again.