Are my AR15 gas rings messed up? Or is this correct?

[alnen]

I've been having occasional stove piping on a suppressed ar pistol in 300 bo. I bought a new extractor spring and h2 buffer, but while installing them I noticed my gas rings looked not quite right. This is a palmetto state ar.

 

[alnen]

The one ring looks sheared?

 

[z.chance]

If any of them look damaged, then replace them. Super cheap and easy part to replace.

 

[cmshoot]

When in doubt, replace them! Personally, I like the one-piece McFarland gas ring, but I've never had any issues with the 3 separate rings, either.

 

[militaryrednek]

is the one ring on the bolt side (last one on the right in your pics) whole? all 3 should be the same, with the same size gaps, and the gaps just not lined up of course. it may be the camera angle or carbon buildup, but looks like you missing half that gas ring. also a worn or broken ring will have a bigger gap then the other 2.

there are people here waaaayyyy more knowledgeable than me on this stuff and im sure they will chime in when they wake up tomorrow lol. ive never messed with 300BO or suppressor stuff lol. but if they are all there and good next step i would check is gas port size. but i would go shoot it with the new buffer you got first before messing with anything else to see if that fixed the stove piping.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

Look good to me. Put the bcg back together, pull the bolt out and stand it upright on the bolt face. If the carrier collapses under its own weight onto the bolt replace your rings. If not rock out with your glock out.

 

[alnen]

is the one ring on the bolt side (last one on the right in your pics) whole? all 3 should be the same, with the same size gaps, and the gaps just not lined up of course. it may be the camera angle or carbon buildup, but looks like you missing half that gas ring. also a worn or broken ring will have a bigger gap then the other 2.

there are people here waaaayyyy more knowledgeable than me on this stuff and im sure they will chime in when they wake up tomorrow lol. ive never messed with 300BO or suppressor stuff lol. but if they are all there and good next step i would check is gas port size. but i would go shoot it with the new buffer you got first before messing with anything else to see if that fixed the stove piping.

No, it looks like the last ring is not whole. The first two look the same, the third looks half gone to me. Would that be what's causing my failures to eject? Or is that another problem?

 

[freedom]

No, it looks like the last ring is not whole. The first two look the same, the third looks half gone to me. Would that be what's causing my failures to eject? Or is that another problem?

You can run a bolt with one ring. Do the test above, if it passes it's not a gas ring problem but I would go ahead and replace them.

Does it lock back on an empty mag?

 

[alnen]

You can run a bolt with one ring. Do the test above, if it passes it's not a gas ring problem but I would go ahead and replace them.

Does it lock back on an empty mag?

Yes it does lock back on an open mag. The malfunctions have all been failures to eject resulting in stove pipes.

 

[militaryrednek]

No, it looks like the last ring is not whole. The first two look the same, the third looks half gone to me. Would that be what's causing my failures to eject? Or is that another problem?

if its not all there i would buy a new set. they are only a couple dollars, not expensive at all. and it could for sure be the cause of stovepipes.