it is attempting to extract too early

so, they can either change their gas port location

or design a longer, hollow gas plug for more expansion

I bet they were aiming for a certain bolt velocity to get the silly case ejectors to work properly

this is why their 3-6 position gas plug solution didnt fix it

And thus sacrificed overall function

probably

they need to re profile their ejection chute

But I think you’re right about it being a dwell time issue

you really have to rack it hard to get live rounds into it

It’s just impressive how badly it has failed

it's so close

(Or appears to be failing)

There has to be a ton of R&D money into the thing

mine runs reliably right now, thankfully

Plus tooling up

yea, they spent years on it even after the initial announcement

I can understand the odd QA issue. I dealt with that on my Hudson H9

But with this much dev time with an established company, it’s very disappointing

I don't think the current CEO is serious about fixing the issues

he's been very unprofessional on the bullpup forum trashing reviewers and other rifles

Everyone is serious about fixing issues when asked.

Also, bullpup forums was a shit show when I was there in the past

lol

so is arfcom

i'm there as well

Back when I had a tavor

Bullpup guys are a certain kind of weird. Like Saab drivers.

speaking of which

https://cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Tavor-7.png

if they would just do that with their gas piston

and move their gas block forward

easier fix than trying to add mass to the bolt carrier or re design the cam track

I really hope it isn't dead in the water after this

it is ripe for aftermarket support

a new aluminum handguard, new trigger packs

For those who want to know, as far as my MDR goes:

I have a black MDR .308, low 1500s serial number that I've run eight different brands of .308 and 7.62x51 through in the break in period and just installed and tested the new 6-position gas plug today.

All 145-150gr

Three-position gas plug

Hirtenberger - Ripped rim, every shot, Adverse and Normal

Federal XM80CL Whitebox - Would not cycle through the ejection chute, cycled fine without the port cover on

PMC Bronze - Some rim damage

1980s South Korean PMC Surplus M80 - No rim damage

Remington UMC - Some rim damage

Fiocchi - Some rim damage

Sellier & Bellot - Some rim damage

Silver Bear - No damage, flawless function

Six position gas plug

Fiocchi - Cycled with rim damage on position 6 (wide open), cycled on position 3 with rim damage and one torn rim, Position 2 won't cycle out the ejection chute.

1980s South Korean PMC Surplus M80 - No rim damage

Stick your dick in it

So as far as the ejection issue is concerned