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Posted: 4/3/2022 6:07:16 PM EDT
AU has ambi selectors listed again. They had been OOS (or listings pulled) after this thread
AU ambi selectors discussion Anyone going to try their luck with the hopes AU got their PP smacked with what is stated in the above thread and these are legit? Current selector listing |
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FWIW, I am 7250 miles and a half a year separated from hands on confirmation. That being said, a few days before the whole thing went down last month, I had bought 2 OEM2 rifles and one Colt Ambi Safety Selector from AU. I had my wife facetime me so I could start the process if I got screwed over. The one I received had the 'S' mark and it was a notched step down--not rounded and smooth all the way down like the questionable one.
I'm satisfied with mine to the point that I'm not concerned about it. If I return home and I find it to be other than described, I'll reach out to Colt as it seems like they've taken great care of the other customer. I'm not sure what happened with the other situation; I could see if it was a simple mistake maybe made by someone unknowing. Who knows, but as bad as my luck is, I was certain mine would come in and be non-authentic. |
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Quoted: FWIW, I am 7250 miles and a half a year separated from hands on confirmation. That being said, a few days before the whole thing went down last month, I had bought 2 OEM2 rifles and one Colt Ambi Safety Selector from AU. I had my wife facetime me so I could start the process if I got screwed over. The one I received had the 'S' mark and it was a notched step down--not rounded and smooth all the way down like the questionable one. I'm satisfied with mine to the point that I'm not concerned about it. If I return home and I find it to be other than described, I'll reach out to Colt as it seems like they've taken great care of the other customer. I'm not sure what happened with the other situation; I could see if it was a simple mistake maybe made by someone unknowing. Who knows, but as bad as my luck is, I was certain mine would come in and be non-authentic. View Quote AU has been selling those non-authentic Colt ambi selectors for almost a year. Wasn’t just a one time thing, my buddy bought one back on April 17, 2021 and through it right in the garbage pissed off. |
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Quoted: Yea I'm sure he threw it in the garbage. View Quote Lot of people actually throw crap in the garbage lol. SanTan Tactical Lower Receiver = Garbage |
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LOL That is quite funny to me. |
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Why are we having this discussion again? AU has its pluses and minuses, but they consistently cannot be trusted on authenticity of small parts. Barrels - okay, rifles, 70/30 okay. Safeties - 1/99 (not in the right direction)
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Quoted: Why are we having this discussion again? AU has its pluses and minuses, but they consistently cannot be trusted on authenticity of small parts. Barrels - okay, rifles, 70/30 okay. Safeties - 1/99 (not in the right direction) View Quote Did you read the OP and the link that was provided? |
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I admit, that is funny! |
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Quoted: Well, got mine in... it's not a colt selector. Looks like a cut down S arm and it's not reversible. Being a lefty, I like the big arm on the right side of the receiver, so this won't work for me. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989307110_e633d128f0_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989038484_07424dc150_c.jpg I'll be contacting them and if they don't make it right, I'll see if I can talk to Colt. View Quote Good photos! |
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Quoted: Well, got mine in... it's not a colt selector. Looks like a cut down S arm and it's not reversible. Being a lefty, I like the big arm on the right side of the receiver, so this won't work for me. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989307110_e633d128f0_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989038484_07424dc150_c.jpg I'll be contacting them and if they don't make it right, I'll see if I can talk to Colt. View Quote More of the same shit. |
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Well, just talked to Colt CS and the response was basically that Arms Unlimited has worked with them for years and if AU is saying it's a Colt part, it should be. The CS person wasn't interested in trying to verify the legitimacy of it even after I brought up they were caught selling different parts than advertised. I brought up that their safeties are dual channeled for detents so they were reversible. No dice. I guess I'll need to go through AU.
But yeah, don't order these. |
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Quoted: Well, just talked to Colt CS and the response was basically that Arms Unlimited has worked with them for years and if AU is saying it's a Colt part, it should be. View Quote @JSPA Do you have the contact at Colt for who helped resolve the safety issue. @wally05 may be able to use it. |
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Quoted: @JSPA Do you have the contact at Colt for who helped resolve the safety issue. @wally05 may be able to use it. View Quote I do but I’m not sure it’s ok to give it out. I called into Colt and talked to CS. The CS rep got me over to a Tech Support rep who, in turn, gave me the info of the contact I have. Try that route first and if there isn’t any help, Let me know and in the meantime, I’ll email him a link to this thread. We should have my original thread stickied at the top of the Colt sub forum! |
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Quoted: I do but I’m not sure it’s ok to give it out. I called into Colt and talked to CS. The CS rep got me over to a Tech Support rep who, in turn, gave me the info of the contact I have. Try that route first and if there isn’t any help, Let me know and in the meantime, I’ll email him a link to this thread. We should have my original thread stickied at the top of the Colt sub forum! View Quote No need to throw it out there. I can call Colt CS again and go from there. I just was waiting awhile to get someone on the phone already. AU's phone doesn't do anything. They basically say to just email them if it's an order issue. |
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Good thing I do not need anything, thinking that I will not buy from them anymore. I wonder if the Colt carry handle I bought from them 2 years ago is the real deal ?
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Quoted: No need to throw it out there. I can call Colt CS again and go from there. I just was waiting awhile to get someone on the phone already. AU's phone doesn't do anything. They basically say to just email them if it's an order issue. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: No need to throw it out there. I can call Colt CS again and go from there. I just was waiting awhile to get someone on the phone already. AU's phone doesn't do anything. They basically say to just email them if it's an order issue. You’ll never get AU on the phone and they took damn near a week to reply via email. My suggestion is to file a dispute with your Card company based on misrepresentation of product until whatever gets resolved. Quoted: Good thing I do not need anything, thinking that I will not buy from them anymore. I wonder if the Colt carry handle I bought from them 2 years ago is the real deal ? Honestly, unless there is a “C” on the handle, I don’t believe there is a way to tell. I’ve received sealed NIB Colt rifles (not from AU) with carry handles that look the same as any other forged handle. Personally, I’d never pay a premium for a “Colt” carry handle unless there was a specific OEM mark on it which to my understanding is rare. |
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Quoted:Honestly, unless there is a “C” on the handle, I don’t believe there is a way to tell. I’ve received sealed NIB Colt rifles (not from AU) with carry handles that look the same as any other forged handle. Personally, I’d never pay a premium for a “Colt” carry handle unless there was a specific OEM mark on it which to my understanding is rare. View Quote I agree with this. I got milspec carry handles from BCM and can tell no difference to ones that came on factory Colt rifles. |
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Quoted: Well, got mine in... it's not a colt selector. Looks like a cut down S arm and it's not reversible. Being a lefty, I like the big arm on the right side of the receiver, so this won't work for me. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989307110_e633d128f0_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51989038484_07424dc150_c.jpg I'll be contacting them and if they don't make it right, I'll see if I can talk to Colt. Their product photo even shows a reversible part with two separate detent channels and a different short arm. View Quote What you have there is a cut down right lever Schmid Tool with both long levers, they're not reversible and the notches at the right side are the same, Colt notches are different in size, one is larger and one is smaller. That's the same ambi selector they had last time, a fake Colt, not reversible and cut down right lever. They're using the wrong photo which is a reversible genuine Colt part. I have several Schmid ambi selector with both long levers, not reversible and they look exactly like AU's fake selector except they just cut the right lever short. They are at it again, they never learn. |
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I would not order any safety from AU.
Edit to add this: I found Schmid Tool ambi- safeties for less than $20 at Primary Arms. Brownells also carries the parts. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I would not order Better. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/622/commando2-2048049.jpg Damn you grondike. You know I'd risk it again for that glory. |
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So these selectors are out of stock again. I wonder if someone from Colt had anything to do with it.
They had over 150 available when I made the OP, I doubt that many sold in a week. |
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I got one of the ambi from AU. It looked pretty good, but not reversible. I took one off my factory Colt SOCOMs and they are not the same. I got the rifle in this week, so the most current production.
You are not going to get Colt to say AU is selling fake parts. They have a strong partnership and AU sells enough real Colt parts to make them appear that they are on the up in up. Sucks for anyone who doesn’t know enough and thinks they are buying a genuine Colt ambi safety selector. I got a full auto ambi from them and it no doubt real deal Colt Real Colt right side Attached File |
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Quoted: I got one of the ambi from AU. It looked pretty good, but not reversible. I took one off my factory Colt SOCOMs and they are not the same. I got the rifle in this week, so the most current production. You are not going to get Colt to say AU is selling fake parts. They have a strong partnership and AU sells enough real Colt parts to make them appear that they are on the up in up. Sucks for anyone who doesn’t know enough and thinks they are buying a genuine Colt ambi safety selector. I got a full auto ambi from them and it no doubt real deal Colt Real Colt right side https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324355/C54EDC3F-D237-42B8-9B43-CED523E40E00_jpe-2348599.JPG View Quote Problem is, AU doesn't respond to emails and doesn't take phone calls. I have tried to reach them multiple times this week alone. The only remedy is to go through Colt at this point. |
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From Brownells. Per a previous post here, p/n 10091251A146 from McMaster-Carr will get you a bag of 100 screws but I can't confirm that.
If you want a complete Colt ambi selector, you can always get the full auto one and modify it like in this image from the archives. Credit given to the nameless person who posted it here. |
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Quoted: Per a previous post here, p/n 10091251A146 from McMaster-Carr will get you a bag of 100 screws but I can't confirm that. View Quote I can’t get that number to pull anything up but I’m on my phone using the the McMaster app. Had it ever been confirmed what the thread pitch is on these screws. I’ve seen 6-32 and 6-40 referenced. FWIW, Holo Krome is the correct bolt manufacturer for the screws. That is what the “HK” markings on the screws are for. |
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I had made my own Colt reversible ambi selectors with the Colt parts from Brownells.
Get the SEMI auto left side only part and the FULL auto short right lever. The left long lever have an S (Schmid Tool) mark and the right short lever have the Colt cage code, plus a tooling mark of (1, 2, 6 etc). The Colt semi left and full auto right lever matches correctly, they both have one large notch and a small notch, no modification required, put them together and install the fastener. I have some spare Schmid selector with both long left and long right levers and used the right screw from them and they work. Specialized Armament also have the screws but theirs is a different head style design, they're dome head but will fit Colt ambi selectors. |
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@grondike
So I pulled the screw from the factory ambi selector on my 20” a4. It is definitely a 6-40 not a 6-32 screw. Holo Krome was the manufacture and the length was a nominal 5/16” long. It also had locking material running the length of the threads. McMaster part number 91864a043 would be about as close as they have. It’s non-locking and one would have to call them to find out the manufacturer. On edit, it doesn’t look like 5/16” length 6-40 is a standard size in the Holo-Krome book. 3/8” length is, and a google search shows some to have these (MSC, Travers). I would have to say that the exact screws Colt uses (length and locking) was possibly a custom order. |
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AU got back to me. They are sending me a return label and issuing me a refund.
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Just FYI. Promised a label last Friday, still nothing today. And they removed my 1 star review from the listing. Yeah, I’ll never purchase from AU again.
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The very last SOCOM I got was a personal gun for myself. Being that it was for me, of course box came all beat up and Matech sight is broken. It is from AU. I emailed them three days ago and no response
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Quoted: The very last SOCOM I got was a personal gun for myself. Being that it was for me, of course box came all beat up and Matech sight is broken. It is from AU. I emailed them three days ago and no response https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324355/CB728FE2-860E-4A7F-B9AD-CEC3597B32EA_jpe-2357666.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/324355/ADC99DC3-AD65-4295-BCB1-F712D0B76294_jpe-2357667.JPG View Quote Email them everyday until you get a response.... that's the only way I finally got a label. |
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I emailed them 4 times and no response. Guess I will contact BBB or Colt
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