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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adamsredlines" data-source="post: 2933371" data-attributes="member: 40561">Well that went about as expected...not at all.I had "elcheapo" 300 and my better 300 with me, as well as Barnes and S&B ammo.Both ammo cycled through the better 300 and shot good...neither shot in elcheapo.Swapped uppers...and now neither gun worked so it looks like elcheapo has some issue with the upper and lower.I got elcheapo lower from a friend because it wouldnt work right in his rifle either so I'll probably take it apart and check the springs and such.The upper was unknown built by someone else and I put an anderson BCG in and a generic milspec charging handle.  I'm going to guess its a gas system issue on that upper as it was short stroking.  Some it would eject the shell but not go far enough back to strip a new round in...some would jam in the ejection port.  Sometimes the trigger would reset and sometimes it wouldnt.As far as the elcheapo lower on my good upper...light primer strikes again (symptom my buddy had) so that goes hopefully to just a spring kit.I didnt have high hopes for a $375 gun but i'll get it figured out eventually.</blockquote>