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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:28:49 PM EDT
Back story. Rifle NIB , zeroed far right to on matech and Acog . Returned. They had it 4-5 months. Told by customer service the report was going to be a barrel swap. I got it today. If they changed barrel, they change upper receiver also. My forging was a keyhole. It’s now a square. And the case deflector has NO shell casings marks. We’ll see . I hope to take it to range Sunday. Also they gave me one where the front sling attaches normal. My original one had the type that was mounted sideways through the front sight housing. I may call about that.
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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:40:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:40:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:41:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:52:52 PM EDT
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I know the receiver is different. The CS guy said it was a barrel swap. Arfcom and myself thought receiver face was not squared. I marked the barrel / front sight housing with a dot of yellow paint when I sent it in. Here’s the invoice paper they sent back to me. Also here’s my returned rifle . See the smeared yellow. It was a small dot. But smeared now. I don’t care how they fixed it . As long as it’s corrected. I’ll know Sunday
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Posted: 8/5/2022 8:53:41 PM EDT
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They need to send you a side sling mount.
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Posted: 8/5/2022 9:36:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They need to send you a side sling mount. 100% agree. |
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Posted: 8/5/2022 11:14:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They need to send you a side sling mount. 100% agree. |
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Posted: 8/6/2022 11:06:29 AM EDT
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So they put your barrel into a new upper and removed the side sling mount and installed a bottom one? Very odd, but Colt does strange things...
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Posted: 8/6/2022 11:08:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 100% agree. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: They need to send you a side sling mount. 100% agree. +1 |
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Posted: 8/6/2022 12:05:01 PM EDT
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4-5 months is shit customer service IMO
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Posted: 8/6/2022 12:07:07 PM EDT
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Are you sure that’s your yellow mark? Colt barrels have been marked with a yellow dot for years now.
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Posted: 8/6/2022 12:30:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So they put your barrel into a new upper and removed the side sling mount and installed a bottom one? Very odd, but Colt does strange things... If that is the OPs original barrel the yellow paint smear would say the FSB was messed with. If it was a replaced FSB the flash hider would have had to be unpinned. I don’t really think that is the original barrel. I am kind of curious if it is a socom or govt profile under the handguard on what he got back? |
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Posted: 8/6/2022 1:15:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If that is the OPs original barrel the yellow paint smear would say the FSB was messed with. If it was a replaced FSB the flash hider would have had to be unpinned. I don’t really think that is the original barrel. I am kind of curious if it is a socom or govt profile under the handguard on what he got back? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So they put your barrel into a new upper and removed the side sling mount and installed a bottom one? Very odd, but Colt does strange things... If that is the OPs original barrel the yellow paint smear would say the FSB was messed with. If it was a replaced FSB the flash hider would have had to be unpinned. I don’t really think that is the original barrel. I am kind of curious if it is a socom or govt profile under the handguard on what he got back? Guys, they most likely just gave him a fresh barreled upper and forgot to add a Side Sling Adapter. |
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Posted: 8/6/2022 2:10:11 PM EDT
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Ha ha. All the luck in the world. I marked my barrel near the FSH with a yellow paint stick. Seems colt does also. I think it’s a new barrel and upper 100%. It has the milled flats under the KAC rails. I’m taking it out in the morning.
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Posted: 8/6/2022 2:14:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/6/2022 2:16:04 PM EDT
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Also the spacer behind the flash suppressor has a taper to it. I think my other one had a flat style. I could be wrong about that.
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Posted: 8/6/2022 2:22:18 PM EDT
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I was wrong about the tapered spacer. Here it is before I sent it back. Tapered spacer.
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Posted: 8/6/2022 2:57:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was wrong about the tapered spacer. Here it is before I sent it back. Tapered spacer. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/26301/CBDAE9C7-668C-48F0-8691-2D91EF1EA48C_jpe-2479375.JPG Not a spacer. Crush washer. |
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Posted: 8/6/2022 3:39:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not a spacer. Crush washer. Good knowledge to keep. Thanks. |
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:04:01 AM EDT
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Range day. I left the sights how colt had them. This is what I got. Foggy humid day. 25 yards 50 yards 100 yards
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:24:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Range day. I left the sights how colt had them. This is what I got. Foggy humid day. 25 yards 50 yards 100 yards 50 first https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/26301/0828F814-5076-40D7-B89C-0E50E0DA5FF6_jpe-2480247.JPG Nice. Glad it worked out for you |
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:41:21 AM EDT
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50 yards.
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:43:38 AM EDT
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100 yards. I was sweating into my eyes. Glasses fogging up . I pulled the trigger a few times blind. Ha ha. Humid as fuvken hell. Rained last night. But I never touched the sights. As colt sent it back to me.
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:44:58 AM EDT
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Fog is finally lifting. But I’m leaving ha ha
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:45:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/7/2022 2:22:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 100 yards. I was sweating into my eyes. Glasses fogging up . I pulled the trigger a few times blind. Ha ha. Humid as fuvken hell. Rained last night. But I never touched the sights. As colt sent it back to me. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/26301/803B92C8-64EA-4D5E-96D7-0FBCFEAED778_jpe-2480293.JPG Looks like a winner (for precision). Enjoy your rifle. |
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Posted: 8/7/2022 2:45:29 PM EDT
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Good fog test, yeah! The missing adapter is a bit of an annoyance.
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Posted: 8/7/2022 3:46:02 PM EDT
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My SOCOM came with a broken Matech and I called Colt and they replaced it. Took a month, but they sent me new one. I am sure they will do the same with the side sling swivel
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Posted: 8/7/2022 4:48:20 PM EDT
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From today.
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Posted: 8/7/2022 5:15:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They need to send you a side sling mount. |
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Posted: 8/7/2022 9:12:53 PM EDT
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I had a factory upper from PSA that I slapped on to a complete lower I had for a truck gun. Went to shoot it and it was all over the place at 50 yards with good ammo and a rested bench. Got it home on the bench to disassemble the upper to see what was the issue. The Barrel Nut was tightened over 150ft-lbs and with No Moly grease between the barrel, receiver, or barrel nut and the muzzle device was way over-torqued. I reassembled with Moly and torqued down the barrel nut to 40ft-lbs the MD to under 10ft-lbs... Next outing it was shooting half inch groups at 50 yards... Just my experience with horrible accuracy from a factory upper/rifle...
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Posted: 8/8/2022 6:23:41 AM EDT
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Yeah that shot gun pattern at 100 I’m sure was all me. I couldn’t see the center half the time. Foggy , glasses fogging up. Sweat running down my face. I got a viper pst 1x6 I think is going on her. Haven’t made up my mind. But it needs a home. Cheers Wardawg
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Posted: 8/8/2022 12:16:55 PM EDT
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Colt has a side mount sling swivel on the way. Cheers Wardawg
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Posted: 8/14/2022 10:32:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you sure that’s your yellow mark? Colt barrels have been marked with a yellow dot for years now. 2017 barrel https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/236598/4E64556B-AF54-4988-BCBB-0DAA7D4A18C5_jpe-2479220.JPG 2019 barrel https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/236598/5C227519-B04D-48C5-9657-504158DEB27E_jpe-2479221.JPG 2022 barrel https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/236598/17DEA48C-2B6C-403E-9275-B4834FAF8A23_jpe-2479222.JPG OP stated Colt changed his barrel and his upper receiver (different forge mark on the upper). So it seems more likely Colt just replaced the entire upper. |
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Posted: 8/14/2022 10:50:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: OP stated Colt changed his barrel and his upper receiver (different forge mark on the upper). So it seems more likely Colt just replaced the entire upper. That would cost more. Plus, the missing side sling swivel leads me to believe they just replaced parts. |
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