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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 2341371" data-attributes="member: 15253"><p>I took the SAFN out yesterday with the upper hand guard removed so I could adjust the gas system as needed. I had already backed it off when I started shooting and the first few rounds were fine. Ejected cases landed 5-6 feet away and did not have the dent in the case body that is indicative of cases caught by the receiver cover in an over-gassed gun. The recoil seemed somewhat milder than before and the gun showed signs of good accuracy. Everything seemed to be going well, and then it malfunctioned. The bolt assembly would stay forward, with a fired case still in the chamber (failure to extract). I couldn't yank the bolt assembly open--I had to kick it open (remove the magazine box and the unfired rounds, then place the butt of the rifle against the ground and kick the bolt handle with the edge of the shoe). I had to kick it open three times and never did get the gas system adjusted. I'd turn the adjuster one way or the other and it would work for a few rounds and then it wouldn't (I also had a couple of empty cases get caught by the receiver cover upon extraction). I struggled through 33 rounds, kicked the rifle open a final time and called it a day. My supply of 8 mm Mauser ammo is rapidly dwindling and the remaining rounds I'm going to shoot thru my '98 Mauser. I'm done fooling with the FN. It seems like a good design, but it's just not for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 2341371, member: 15253"] I took the SAFN out yesterday with the upper hand guard removed so I could adjust the gas system as needed. I had already backed it off when I started shooting and the first few rounds were fine. Ejected cases landed 5-6 feet away and did not have the dent in the case body that is indicative of cases caught by the receiver cover in an over-gassed gun. The recoil seemed somewhat milder than before and the gun showed signs of good accuracy. Everything seemed to be going well, and then it malfunctioned. The bolt assembly would stay forward, with a fired case still in the chamber (failure to extract). I couldn't yank the bolt assembly open--I had to kick it open (remove the magazine box and the unfired rounds, then place the butt of the rifle against the ground and kick the bolt handle with the edge of the shoe). I had to kick it open three times and never did get the gas system adjusted. I'd turn the adjuster one way or the other and it would work for a few rounds and then it wouldn't (I also had a couple of empty cases get caught by the receiver cover upon extraction). I struggled through 33 rounds, kicked the rifle open a final time and called it a day. My supply of 8 mm Mauser ammo is rapidly dwindling and the remaining rounds I'm going to shoot thru my '98 Mauser. I'm done fooling with the FN. It seems like a good design, but it's just not for me. [/QUOTE]
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