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My SOCOM is a 2013 production rifle, and it is excellent.
How many 6920s did you look at? If only one, then it is that rifle that has flaws, and truth be told everyone makes a dud sometimes. If it was a rack full of flawed rifles, then it is a bad production run and indicates something more systemic. I have seen Some Colts at Walmart that looked pretty bad, but then there were other ones that looked great. Like you said, finish on a new Colt will almost always show imperfections, but the machining and the fit are traditionally excellent. My 2013 had the finish, machining, and fit done very well. It is not DD pretty, but I have never seen a Colt that was. |
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You dont mean to start a colt bashing thread, but it is a colt bashing thread. Name one manufacturer that has not had similar qc issues every once in a while? Even $2k-3k rifles have qc issues every now and then.
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My SOCOM is a 2013 production rifle, and it is excellent. How many 6920s did you look at? If only one, then it is that rifle that has flaws, and truth be told everyone makes a dud sometimes. If it was a rack full of flawed rifles, then it is a bad production run and indicates something more systemic. I have seen Some Colts at Walmart that looked pretty bad, but then there were other ones that looked great. Like you said, finish on a new Colt will almost always show imperfections, but the machining and the fit are traditionally excellent. My 2013 had the finish, machining, and fit done very well. It is not DD pretty, but I have never seen a Colt that was. View Quote Thanks for the reply. This was the first Colt I've looked at in 5 years. I haven't even considered buying more complete AR's since then... It was also the only one I looked at so I really don't have an idea if this was the new norm or just a fluke. I'll search for a few more and fine one with cleaner machining. |
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You dont mean to start a colt bashing thread, but it is a colt bashing thread. Name one manufacturer that has not had similar qc issues every once in a while? Even $2k-3k rifles have qc issues every now and then. View Quote Aren't you just an encyclopedia of useful information. If you would have read the OP you would see I'm asking whether or not this is how the machining on all new Colts looks since it was the only one on the rack I could check out. But shit...reading is overrated anyways. |
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So the OP brings up a good point. Now I'm curious how the scenario might play out.
Given the issue, lets say I was at the local shop and wanted to buy a rifle. Any rifle. I see one in the rack that I decide on, and tell the shop owner to write it up. He grabs a sealed box for the sale. Considering a rifle such as a Colt (mine was anyway), or any mfg is sealed in a factory bag and from what I was lead to believe, the bags are not opened until sold. Given the situation and the fact that the rifle is registered upon sale to "you", what would be the scenario to alleviate the QC issue considering it's the lower that's effected. Yeah, I know, most shops will likely let you give the rifle a once over before commitment. Let's say that isn't the case here. |
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Is this the edge youre talking about? http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/nchapa/Mobile%20Uploads/1402215017940_zpsb98568b7.jpg View Quote Yes...the nicely beveled one along the front of the magwell that looks like it's supposed to, as opposed to the sharp one on the rifle I looked at which you could use to cut a steak... |
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Things that really make you wonder!!!
Where is the quality control at Colt ? If I was a betting man..... I bet it left Colt like this. Click below...... https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/649062_Hello___new_Colt__but___.html |
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You dont mean to start a colt bashing thread, but it is a colt bashing thread. Name one manufacturer that has not had similar qc issues every once in a while? Even $2k-3k rifles have qc issues every now and then. Daniel Defense...BCM...... Noveske Calling you out on that. There was a thread on a new Noveske rifle that looked as if it had been made by a blind person with Parkinson's. Everybody makes lemons. |
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How does this effect the function of the weapon.
HOW. Christ. |
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I expect better from PSA or DPMS...and definitely on a Colt. Since reading is hard I'll reiterate...the edges were fucking sharp and none of my previous Colts looked like this.
On a side note...looked at a few more Colts and none of those looked like this one...so it was obviously a one off fluke... |
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I was reading this thread and I have to say I can understand the op. Of course it does not affect in any way how this rifle will hit its target, and most of us know that Colts are top-notch when it comes to accuracy and reliability.
Anyway civilian customers are paying good money for those rifles and can expect a good quality control. Maybe this is my German point of view, but good quality control is paramount here for premium brands ... I noticed something with the picture of the military issue M4A1. is it just me or do the markings look like they were engraved? I have seen govt. issue M4 rollmarks that showed clearly that they were rolled. Don't get me wrong, I just noticed the rollmarks and started to wonder. Maybe some of you who have acces to govt issued M4s can share their opionion? |
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I was reading this thread and I have to say I can understand the op. Of course it does not affect in any way how this rifle will hit its target, and most of us know that Colts are top-notch when it comes to accuracy and reliability. Anyway civilian customers are paying good money for those rifles and can expect a good quality control. Maybe this is my German point of view, but good quality control is paramount here for premium brands ... I noticed something with the picture of the military issue M4A1. is it just me or do the markings look like they were engraved? I have seen govt. issue M4 rollmarks that showed clearly that they were rolled. Don't get me wrong, I just noticed the rollmarks and started to wonder. Maybe some of you who have acces to govt issued M4s can share their opionion? View Quote Its not engraved, its the lighting, its my issued rifle. |
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Thank you very much! I hope you didn't feel offended. Very nice and claer rollmarks, really great! You have been issued a real beauty!
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I've owned no less than a half dozen Colt AR's since I got into firearms. The last two I purchased were in 09, a LE6920 and a LE6520. All have been great with nice machining and a quality fit... And okay finish new which doesn't matter to me because I treat them as tools. However, I looked at a 6920 today that looked pretty bad. Almost no bevel on the edges of the front of the magwell...the edges were actually sharp. Has Colt fallen this far? I'm the first to say "Hell... It's a tool so it doesn't matter" but I have $49 PSA lowers and $60 Aero Precision lowers that look as nice as my early Colts...and much better than this thing... Please tell me a machining step was missed and it just didn't get caught by QC before shipping. I'm not asking to start a Colt bashing thread...just honestly inquiring if this is the norm. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps87e5b8d2.jpg View Quote Looks like you got what they call a real "M4gery". Probably made in Pakistan. They go for about $300 around here. |
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I've owned no less than a half dozen Colt AR's since I got into firearms. The last two I purchased were in 09, a LE6920 and a LE6520. All have been great with nice machining and a quality fit... And okay finish new which doesn't matter to me because I treat them as tools. However, I looked at a 6920 today that looked pretty bad. Almost no bevel on the edges of the front of the magwell...the edges were actually sharp. Has Colt fallen this far? I'm the first to say "Hell... It's a tool so it doesn't matter" but I have $49 PSA lowers and $60 Aero Precision lowers that look as nice as my early Colts...and much better than this thing... Please tell me a machining step was missed and it just didn't get caught by QC before shipping. I'm not asking to start a Colt bashing thread...just honestly inquiring if this is the norm. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps87e5b8d2.jpg View Quote I don't see a problem in that picture... |
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Last week I called Colt to thanks them for the quality of my SOCOM and the SOCOM upper I have. Told them that they probably get nothing but complaints, and I wanted to let them know they had done mine correctly. I thought the lady was going to break out in tears.
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Last week I called Colt to thanks them for the quality of my SOCOM and the SOCOM upper I have. Told them that they probably get nothing but complaints, and I wanted to let them know they had done mine correctly. I thought the lady was going to break out in tears. View Quote That's awesome! I'm sure you're right. She's probably heard hundreds of idiots complaining about how they aren't going to be able to get their new piece of artwork out of the safe to impress their friends because there is a tiny nick on the magwell bevel, or that the roll mark isn't perfect, or that there is a little play between the upper and lower receiver groups... Each of my 6920s have a little nick/scratch on one of the receivers, and unlike a lot of complainers, I saw all of the imperfections BEFORE I accepted the transfer. I don't have a problem with stuff like that; in fact, I like it. |
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That's awesome! I'm sure you're right. She's probably heard hundreds of idiots complaining about how they aren't going to be able to get their new piece of artwork out of the safe to impress their friends because there is a tiny nick on the magwell bevel, or that the roll mark isn't perfect, or that there is a little play between the upper and lower receiver groups... Each of my 6920s have a little nick/scratch on one of the receivers, and unlike a lot of complainers, I saw all of the imperfections BEFORE I accepted the transfer. I don't have a problem with stuff like that; in fact, I like it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Last week I called Colt to thanks them for the quality of my SOCOM and the SOCOM upper I have. Told them that they probably get nothing but complaints, and I wanted to let them know they had done mine correctly. I thought the lady was going to break out in tears. That's awesome! I'm sure you're right. She's probably heard hundreds of idiots complaining about how they aren't going to be able to get their new piece of artwork out of the safe to impress their friends because there is a tiny nick on the magwell bevel, or that the roll mark isn't perfect, or that there is a little play between the upper and lower receiver groups... Each of my 6920s have a little nick/scratch on one of the receivers, and unlike a lot of complainers, I saw all of the imperfections BEFORE I accepted the transfer. I don't have a problem with stuff like that; in fact, I like it. I personally couldn't care less about some small finish imperfections that are common with Colts. This one had a machining operation skipped. I've since looked at a few more rifles and none had the same issue. The one pictured above is still on the rack. It was far from a nick on the magwell bevel. The machining operation to bevel the front edges of the mag well was entirely missed, resulting in sharp 90* edges. No big deal for a beater, but it's indicative of poor QC. That hardly makes me an "idiot complaining", but feel free to think what you will. |
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I personally couldn't care less about some small finish imperfections that are common with Colts. This one had a machining operation skipped. I've since looked at a few more rifles and none had the same issue. The one pictured above is still on the rack. It was far from a nick on the magwell bevel. The machining operation to bevel the front edges of the mag well was entirely missed, resulting in sharp 90* edges. No big deal for a beater, but it's indicative of poor QC. That hardly makes me an "idiot complaining", but feel free to think what you will. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Last week I called Colt to thanks them for the quality of my SOCOM and the SOCOM upper I have. Told them that they probably get nothing but complaints, and I wanted to let them know they had done mine correctly. I thought the lady was going to break out in tears. That's awesome! I'm sure you're right. She's probably heard hundreds of idiots complaining about how they aren't going to be able to get their new piece of artwork out of the safe to impress their friends because there is a tiny nick on the magwell bevel, or that the roll mark isn't perfect, or that there is a little play between the upper and lower receiver groups... Each of my 6920s have a little nick/scratch on one of the receivers, and unlike a lot of complainers, I saw all of the imperfections BEFORE I accepted the transfer. I don't have a problem with stuff like that; in fact, I like it. I personally couldn't care less about some small finish imperfections that are common with Colts. This one had a machining operation skipped. I've since looked at a few more rifles and none had the same issue. The one pictured above is still on the rack. It was far from a nick on the magwell bevel. The machining operation to bevel the front edges of the mag well was entirely missed, resulting in sharp 90* edges. No big deal for a beater, but it's indicative of poor QC. That hardly makes me an "idiot complaining", but feel free to think what you will. cms, my comment actually had nothing at all to do with your original post. I understand exactly what you are saying, and I agree. I also realize that you didn't even purchase the gun in the picture and that you just observed it. It definitely does look a bit goofy with the square edges |
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When I recently got my LE6920MP-B I checked it over from top to bottom before excepting it. There was a Tiny nick on the magwell bevel, and a Tiny nick on the buffer tube. I thought "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"! Well not being a Gun Safe Curator I really thought, who gives a crap! First time out I will beat it up more than this since I bought it to be used and not a "BBQ AR". Or one that is pulled from the safe, Carefully put in a travel case, pulled out at the range, and dare anyone to get near it for fear of getting a scratch on it. My Colt was perfect in every other way, super tight fit upper to lower, and all the things that really matter were spot on. I wish my BCM upper to my Mega lower had this kind of upper/lower fit.
Since Colt makes more than a handful of AR's each year and only a very few slip through the cracks, speaks volumes about their QC. I for one am very happy with this Colt and damn glad I bought it. YMMV |
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OP, my 2014 made rifle is due back from Colt tomorrow. I bought one sight unseen because of the Colt name and once I took a close look at the lower it had the weird front edge you show with no contour. Upon a closer inspection the front was slightly milled to remove imperfections from the surface of the forging it would seem. Mine had severe dents and dings in the front takedown lug areas that resembled golf ball style dimples, marks that looked like someone took a nail and repeatedly tapped it with the sharp tip before the anodizing, and the bolt stop roll pin hole was also egged out from someone installing the roll pin with an oversized punch and too much enthusiasm. There were grind marks in the magazine fence and on the side. The tool marks inside the lower were harsh enough you could file your fingernails with them...no pun intended.
Quite frankly it looked like they laid off a lot of people and hired a whole new assembly line of people that had no clue what they were doing and dropped the forging several dozed times during the machining process before they managed to get it into the anodize. The buffer tube staking was just silly. I'm talking quadruple stamps that looked like a drunk guy did it. I have had several Colts and over 20 other ARs of various brands and had never seen anything like it sold as new. It looked like a lower that PSA wouldn't have sold for $25. I never received any email back from Colt and got the notice tonight that it shipped back last Wednesday. I am praying there is not another beat up rifle in the box. A scrape or scratch...fine, just not another rifle assembled by new hires with dull tools. Edit: My new rifle arrived and while not perfect it is a whole lot better than the one I sent them. I can live with this one. The only issues are that the bolt stop roll pin was still pounded in but there is no exposed metal on this lower, only the dings. The machining looks so much better it is no contest. The hand guard heat shields were crushed inside where they were not aligned when the hand guards were placed on the rifle and they were overlapped. Colt better get their act together. |
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Having just been issued a brand-new M4A1, the front take-down area is exactly the same as OP pictured. Then looking at a 1980's vintage Colt SMG in the rack next to my weapon, both are identical. I think they are all done this way and always were, at least from Colt. Both these lowers are marked USG property.
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Having just been issued a brand-new M4A1, the front take-down area is exactly the same as OP pictured. Then looking at a 1980's vintage Colt SMG in the rack next to my weapon, both are identical. I think they are all done this way and always were, at least from Colt. Both these lowers are marked USG property. View Quote They're not. I've been issued M4 after M4 and none of them looked like this. Neither did any of my LE and Preban colts. |
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Thank you for the pics! Gun porn it is! The M4/M16A2E looks great! It must be quite a few years old now (I guess prior to 2003 as it is Colt's MFG marked), but it is still looking like new. If you don't mind, can you post more pictures of this carbine?
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Thank you for the pics! Gun porn it is! The M4/M16A2E looks great! It must be quite a few years old now (I guess prior to 2003 as it is Colt's MFG marked), but it is still looking like new. If you don't mind, can you post more pictures of this carbine? View Quote I can probably get some pics, but might take a while. The M4/M16A2E is a Colt 727. When I first saw it, I thought our armorers had been playing with spare parts, because it has a fixed carrying handle with an 8/3 rear sight, M4 feed ramps (anodized, not added afterward) and 14.5" barrel, and M4 hand guards. Most that I have encountered with similar lower receivers have had the uppers replaced with Mk18 uppers or any number of variations of the block I or II sopmod uppers. |
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I know, we are going off topic. Anyway I would like to see the pics, no hurry at all. the 727 is one of the best plain Jane carbines in my opinion ...
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After a few months with my new 6721, I gotta say I'm impressed. The upper to lower fit is very tight, yet the front and rear pins slide in/out perfectly. All else is as it should be, no complaints. The bad part is, it's so nice, I can't bring myself to change much of anything. Well, I did throw an RCO on there.
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I've owned no less than a half dozen Colt AR's since I got into firearms. The last two I purchased were in 09, a LE6920 and a LE6520. All have been great with nice machining and a quality fit... And okay finish new which doesn't matter to me because I treat them as tools. However, I looked at a 6920 today that looked pretty bad. Almost no bevel on the edges of the front of the magwell...the edges were actually sharp. Has Colt fallen this far? I'm the first to say "Hell... It's a tool so it doesn't matter" but I have $49 PSA lowers and $60 Aero Precision lowers that look as nice as my early Colts...and much better than this thing... Please tell me a machining step was missed and it just didn't get caught by QC before shipping. I'm not asking to start a Colt bashing thread...just honestly inquiring if this is the norm. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps87e5b8d2.jpg View Quote does it still work? colt finish has ALWAYS been far from perfect. |
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Our two newest also look the same on the mag wells. They are slightly rounded but it looks to me like the face of the well is now machined wider which makes the hole face more square.
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Bought my first Colt AR back in the late 80s and even back then, QC somewhat sucked... I had a AR-15A2, Govt. Model and on the r/s of the lower receiver, there was very noticeable tooling marking from were they grounded down the magazine fencing. With that said, "I" still keep coming back to Colt ARs and M4s.
"I" wouldn't buy a Colt product without a careful inspection, mainly for cosmetic issues. Colt ARs will go "BANG" and that's pretty much all Colt will guarantee. As for any cosmetic issues, good luck with getting them to resolve that. Armalite, Rock River, S&W and the others make good looking and tight ARs, but they're not Colt and Colt knows that since you're mainly "buying" their name. |
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I buy Colt. Not for the name, but for the reliability that their name represents.
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My 6721 lower was so pretty I went out and picked up an "M4 Carbine" marked lower. This is a complete lower, take off from a new 6940. This one has the square cut mag well. Upon close examination here appear to be other differences as well. For one, there are no forging marks at all. I'll post up some comparison picks later.
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Not that I care because it'll soon be covered in paint, but just picked up my new 6945 and it's probably the nicest Colt I've handled. Actually all of them in the shipment were extremely nice. I've handled a ton of them between work and personal guns to compare.
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I had purchased a DD not too long ago and the front of the magwell looked very similar to the OP's rifle. I contacted them and sent it in. They sent a new one right back to me. The new rifle had a magwell that didnt look nearly as bad as the one I had purchased myself and I was happy with the CS as well. I think that any big manufactuer has a standard that they hold themselves to, rather than the general publics idea of one and thats something that we just have to accept.
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I've owned no less than a half dozen Colt AR's since I got into firearms. The last two I purchased were in 09, a LE6920 and a LE6520. All have been great with nice machining and a quality fit... And okay finish new which doesn't matter to me because I treat them as tools. However, I looked at a 6920 today that looked pretty bad. Almost no bevel on the edges of the front of the magwell...the edges were actually sharp. Has Colt fallen this far? I'm the first to say "Hell... It's a tool so it doesn't matter" but I have $49 PSA lowers and $60 Aero Precision lowers that look as nice as my early Colts...and much better than this thing... Please tell me a machining step was missed and it just didn't get caught by QC before shipping. I'm not asking to start a Colt bashing thread...just honestly inquiring if this is the norm. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps87e5b8d2.jpg View Quote I have a 6920 that has the same machining on the front of the magwell. it is uncomfortable to hold the front of the magwell when shouldering. And it is kinda gay, the edges should be rounder. But I will just put a redi mag on the gun and, FORWARD, I GO,...paid too much for the lower to care anymore (compared to other makers...I paid the going rate of ratworxs) |
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Since I double posted, more comments.
I am of the "dont care about finish" camp... the finish on the lower is perfect, the front magwell machining, not so much. But it is still stupid to machine rhe lowers like that. |
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So the OP brings up a good point. Now I'm curious how the scenario might play out. Given the issue, lets say I was at the local shop and wanted to buy a rifle. Any rifle. I see one in the rack that I decide on, and tell the shop owner to write it up. He grabs a sealed box for the sale. Considering a rifle such as a Colt (mine was anyway), or any mfg is sealed in a factory bag and from what I was lead to believe, the bags are not opened until sold. Given the situation and the fact that the rifle is registered upon sale to "you", what would be the scenario to alleviate the QC issue considering it's the lower that's effected. Yeah, I know, most shops will likely let you give the rifle a once over before commitment. Let's say that isn't the case here. View Quote If ANY store does that they are idiots. Unless you check the serial number on the gun itself, you don't know what gun is in that box. I'm not going to trust someone in any warehouse for my and my co-workers' lively hood. I'm going to check each and every gun when it comes in to ensure ourA&D, "bound" book is accurate. If I can't look through the bag, it will be opened. I've seen guns come in that we all sorts of wrong that went through at least one distributor. Wrong calibers, wrong cylinder in a revolver, missing parts, a gun that was supposed to go to the military/law enforcement side of the house and become a full auto based on it's serial number. |
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If ANY store does that they are idiots. Unless you check the serial number on the gun itself, you don't know what gun is in that box. I'm not going to trust someone in any warehouse for my and my co-workers' lively hood. I'm going to check each and every gun when it comes in to ensure ourA&D, "bound" book is accurate. If I can't look through the bag, it will be opened. I've seen guns come in that we all sorts of wrong that went through at least one distributor. Wrong calibers, wrong cylinder in a revolver, missing parts, a gun that was supposed to go to the military/law enforcement side of the house and become a full auto based on it's serial number. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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So the OP brings up a good point. Now I'm curious how the scenario might play out. Given the issue, lets say I was at the local shop and wanted to buy a rifle. Any rifle. I see one in the rack that I decide on, and tell the shop owner to write it up. He grabs a sealed box for the sale. Considering a rifle such as a Colt (mine was anyway), or any mfg is sealed in a factory bag and from what I was lead to believe, the bags are not opened until sold. Given the situation and the fact that the rifle is registered upon sale to "you", what would be the scenario to alleviate the QC issue considering it's the lower that's effected. Yeah, I know, most shops will likely let you give the rifle a once over before commitment. Let's say that isn't the case here. If ANY store does that they are idiots. Unless you check the serial number on the gun itself, you don't know what gun is in that box. I'm not going to trust someone in any warehouse for my and my co-workers' lively hood. I'm going to check each and every gun when it comes in to ensure ourA&D, "bound" book is accurate. If I can't look through the bag, it will be opened. I've seen guns come in that we all sorts of wrong that went through at least one distributor. Wrong calibers, wrong cylinder in a revolver, missing parts, a gun that was supposed to go to the military/law enforcement side of the house and become a full auto based on it's serial number. +1k to that. Do NOT trust the info on the box label. |
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Not sure if the rounded edges of the magwell are just part of the forging or machined. I suspect these are just substandard forgings. The mag well lip looks terrible also. The left one in the pic is the issue. We'll see what Colt has to say.... http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t238/windyhill_album/modified_zps1425bd6b.jpg View Quote Is the one marked M4 carbine in the 308XXX serial range? I have noticed the forgings used in that range had the thin front mag well lip and squared edges but then once they got back up in the 312XXX range they normalized. |
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Not sure if the rounded edges of the magwell are just part of the forging or machined. I suspect these are just substandard forgings. The mag well lip looks terrible also. The left one in the pic is the issue. We'll see what Colt has to say.... http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t238/windyhill_album/modified_zps1425bd6b.jpg Is the one marked M4 carbine in the 308XXX serial range? I have noticed the forgings used in that range had the thin front mag well lip and squared edges but then once they got back up in the 312XXX range they normalized. 303XXX. |
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Not sure if the rounded edges of the magwell are just part of the forging or machined. I suspect these are just substandard forgings. The mag well lip looks terrible also. The left one in the pic is the issue. We'll see what Colt has to say.... http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t238/windyhill_album/modified_zps1425bd6b.jpg Is the one marked M4 carbine in the 308XXX serial range? I have noticed the forgings used in that range had the thin front mag well lip and squared edges but then once they got back up in the 312XXX range they normalized. 303XXX. Does it not have the keyhole forge mark near the trigger? I bet it doesn't. |
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