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Sorry I took so long to respond. Didn't want to tell you the wrong thing from memory.

With disassembled bolt carrier group, make sure safety is off. Cock hammer to make room.

Hold bolt by stem as if it were a rose. Turn the rotating head ccounterclockwise until it stops. You will see that many of the flat surfaces between the two pieces are now aligned. The bolt must be kept at this relative position between the two parts for the reminder of reassembly.

Hold the carrier in the palm of your hand with index finger along the piston pointed upward. It helps to have last few fingers on either side of the charging handle - it should happen almost naturally. Insert the bolt stem-first into the hole in the carrier. I'm obviously describing to insert so the bolt face will be under the piston part of the carrier if the group were to be turned level.

While bolt is in place, with carrier piston pointed skyward, rotate the entire bolt (leave the bolt pieces aligned) clockwise until the timing lug of the bolt stops in the timing channel of the carrier.

With these in place, hold the group level with the ground with piston at 12 o'clock. Help the bolt to slide forward in the timing channel while rotating the two pieces together. The bolt will rotate as it cams forward and comes to rest in its forward position. The extractor will be near the 1 o'clock position with the piston facing away from you.

This is the orientation required for insertion of the BCG into the receiver. The rest from here is for right handed people. If you are a lefty, adapt to find your own way.

Place middle finger behind charging handle and index finger in front. Press forward on the left side of the bolt head with the thumb. Now the assembly is ready for insertion.

Start the piston into the gas tune. Then, slide the assembly forward to stop the rear just in front of the rear trunnion (part at the back of the receiver that gets smacked by the carrier during fire) . The locking lugs of the bolt (your thumb is pressing against the back of one) will be just above the receiver rails.

Press down firmly (you are depressing the already cooked hammer as well. Make the lugs ride the rails as you slide the BCG into the forward position until locked and fully forward. The bolt tail should be the most rearward part of the entire BCG at this point.

It is best to let the hammer down with your left thumb pressing from the front and right hand pulling the trigger. The hammer will rest against the bolt tail and hold the assembly securely in place. Otherwise, the assembly is prone to falling out when the barrel is pointed up. Not what you want.

Then, insert the recoil assembly into the top rear of the carrier and press it forward, loading the spring, to allow the recoil "keeper" to rest in its channel above the rear trunnion.

Close the dust cover and do a function check or two. Done.

That was really hard to type on my itty bitty phone! Hope it helps. Let me know if you need elaboration or more specifics.

Let us know how it goes, OP!

Glad to have helped!

Is there still a hang up in assembly?

There are several ways to skin this cat. Basically, make sure the bolt is fully forward and head in correct position for insertion. It does help to tip the muzzle ends of gun and carrier group down for insertion. As soon as tip of piston is in gas tube, you should be able to let the rear of the carrier press down in front of the front face of the rear trunnion. Basically same position as when carrier is completely rearward during cycling. While holding down firmly to keep carrier in line and allow piston to slide straight into gas tube, slide it forward vigorously to ram past the hammer below. The hammer spring is stiff and fighting you in the first half of insertion. Then the carrier group should slide easily fully forward.

Pretty much what I said above but maybe it helps.

A wet gun will work fine for a while, but it will get dirty much quicker. I recommend minimal oil (just a sheen) and only in a few places where things are moving. I keep oil from inside the bolt, bolt face, chamber, barrel, ports, gas block, puck, gas tube, and piston. Those are all designed for completely dry operation. Any wetness at all in those areas attracts debris and can choke the gun. Run your gun as you wish. Other opinions vary.