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My Saint Victor AR (16”) short-strokes like crazy with PMC .223 specifically

Whenever I shoot pmc .223 in my Saint Victor, it short strokes. It does eject the casings, but it fails to chamber the next round about 70% of the time and it never locks the bolt back on empty. I’ve tried two other ammo brands with it, Winchester 5.56 and Fiocchi .223, and they have both ran perfectly. This gun is relatively new to me and I’m new to ARs in general. I’d like to know if any other Saint Victor owners have experienced this and whether I should be concerned for the gun or just avoid the ammo.
 
Just avoid that manufacturer and shoot what runs the gun, if it has an adjustable gas block you can try to open it up to give the BCG more gas pressure if not then use the ammo that cycles the gun.

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I had same problem with a couple of my ARs. Went to a heavier buffer and it seems to have taken care of the problem. Not sure it will work for you but worth a try if you are going to keep shooting PMC ammo.
 
Some guns don't like certain ammo; just how it is.

I'd just stay away rom PMC instead of trying to find an issue that isn't there.

^ This.

A unique gun (see that unique serial number on the side of yours? that's what I mean, by unique) may well not "like" any one specific make/model of ammo. It's the real-world manifestation of tolerance-stacking.

If your unique gun simply doesn't play well with one or two or a few different ammo - particularly range-fodder grade ammo - I would not worry, and I would instead simply make a note to just not use that ammo, for that gun. :)

This is why I always recommend to newer shooters -particularly if they only have one gun in that caliber- that they do not immediately jump to buying ammo in-bulk, regardless of the potential savings to be had. It may be a few dollars or even tens of dollars more expensive to purchase a few different makes/models of ammo of that gun's caliber and to test it for function and performance (just because your gun will function with that ammo doesn't mean that its downrange performance [read: accuracy/precision] will also be good), rather than to risk having saved a few dollars by buying bulk of the (un)lucky ammo that person's unique gun either will not shoot (failure to function, as with what you are seeing) or not shoot well.

This kind of unique-gun/unique-ammo issues are actually VERY common in the gun-world, which leads up to my second point....

Always, always, always take the time to vet your ammo - particularly defensive ammo.

Having the gun not work well at the range is just annoying. Having it do the same at a class or competition may cost you quite a bit more frustration/embarrassment, and maybe even money, too (range/entrance fees or class tuition). And the consequences would be unimaginable, if this occurred with one's chosen defensive/duty cartridge, in a lethal-force encounter.
 
Whenever I shoot pmc .223 in my Saint Victor, it short strokes. It does eject the casings, but it fails to chamber the next round about 70% of the time and it never locks the bolt back on empty. I’ve tried two other ammo brands with it, Winchester 5.56 and Fiocchi .223, and they have both ran perfectly. This gun is relatively new to me and I’m new to ARs in general. I’d like to know if any other Saint Victor owners have experienced this and whether I should be concerned for the gun or just avoid the ammo.
To reiterate what others said. Just skip PMC. Also, love the name.
Propane and Propane Accessories.
 
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