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Posted: 6/26/2002 5:31:33 PM EDT
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They decided not to pay for the forum. Just do a search to review the whole story - caused quite an uproar...
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Posted: 6/26/2002 5:33:10 PM EDT
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Here we go again . . . [rolleyes]
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Posted: 6/26/2002 6:40:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: Here we go again . . . [rolleyes] Come on, beekeeper, it just wouldn't be AR15.com without a heated argument about Olympic Arms, Colt vs Bushmaster, Israel, or Texas on a weekly basis. [:D] |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 7:11:18 PM EDT
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Back in 99', I went to Gunsite for the tactical carbine class, and 2 gun magazine journalists from Germany flew over for the class, and were to test out, for an article, 16" and 20" Olympic rifles.
The 20" spent 3 of the 5 days with the gunsmith, and never got more than a few rounds of use before we gave up on it. Once we all (about 20 of us) took turns doing dry charges to get all the excess metal off the bolt carrier and charging handle of the 16", it worked fairly well. The scary thing is Olympic new the guys from Germany were going to do a review of their products, and didn't bother much with the QC checks on those rifles before they shipped them to Gunsite. Since then, for some reason, I've never had much desire to purchase anything from Olympic, and don't miss them on the forum. Jay [img]http://www.commspeed.net/jmurray/images/iroc-cop.gif[/img] |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 7:15:23 PM EDT
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NOT AGAIN, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 6/26/2002 7:49:23 PM EDT
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Quoted: Back in 99', I went to Gunsite for the tactical carbine class, and 2 gun magazine journalists from Germany flew over for the class, and were to test out, for an article, 16" and 20" Olympic rifles. The 20" spent 3 of the 5 days with the gunsmith, and never got more than a few rounds of use before we gave up on it. Once we all (about 20 of us) took turns doing dry charges to get all the excess metal off the bolt carrier and charging handle of the 16", it worked fairly well. The scary thing is Olympic new the guys from Germany were going to do a review of their products, and didn't bother much with the QC checks on those rifles before they shipped them to Gunsite. Since then, for some reason, I've never had much desire to purchase anything from Olympic, and don't miss them on the forum. Jay [img]http://www.commspeed.net/jmurray/images/iroc-cop.gif[/img] Back in '93 I bought an Olympic Arms Ultramatch UM-1. It shoots tiny little groups and has never had a hiccup. Unless you wish to count a head separation where the next round acted as a broken shell extractor and put me back in. Mags drop free. All mags tried to date fit/function fine. I cannot use an Accu-Wedge as the upper to lower fit is too tight. It has fired over 1,500 rounds, again, with no rifle-induced feed/function problems. In '94 I bought several others for other men prior to the ban. Same results. Since then I have ordered a few post-bans, again with zero problems. Most recently, I just placed two PCR-1's, the post-ban UltraMatch, with a gentleman who is very, very pleased with the function and accuracy of his rifles. I do not know where this leaves us. |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:10:13 PM EDT
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Do a search for Olympic on this board. This subject has been heatedly debated several times. Enough already.
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:12:23 PM EDT
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Oh my aching head !
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:32:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: Oh my aching head ! Take a 230 gr. pill and call me in the morning. [:D] |
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Posted: 6/26/2002 8:39:00 PM EDT
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What does BTT mean? [:D]
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Posted: 6/27/2002 6:26:09 AM EDT
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Has anyone every ordered mags from
RGUNS.NET [:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)] |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 9:11:19 AM EDT
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Somebody asked me who's better, Olympia or ASA.
What should I tell them? [;d] Merlin |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 9:18:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: Somebody asked me who's better, Olympia or ASA. What should I tell them? [;d] Merlin What's an "Olympia" and where can I get one? Cmymud, I do have a buddy who ordered a dozen or so Thermolds from RGuns before he talked to me, and they were well-priced, shipped promptly, well packed, and brand new. He's happy. |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 9:57:14 AM EDT
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Quoted: Cmymud, I do have a buddy who ordered a dozen or so Thermolds from RGuns before he talked to me, and they were well-priced, shipped promptly, well packed, and brand new. He's happy. Well, I've got... on 2nd thought never mind, I've had enough RGuns happy mails. |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 10:05:31 AM EDT
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Quoted: I haven't checked it in a while, why are they gone? Thank you There is a few threads with some more than amusing qoutes from the powers that be. As Paul Harvey would say here is the rest of the story [url] www.ao2.org/ [/url] No pay no play is the america way |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 10:40:08 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I haven't checked it in a while, why are they gone? Thank you There is a few threads with some more than amusing qoutes from the powers that be. As Paul Harvey would say here is the rest of the story [url] www.ao2.org/ [/url] [red]No pay no play is the america way[/red] Unless your colt..... *running and diving for cover* [peep] |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 11:29:08 AM EDT
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I think Olympic Arms got tired of doing public troubleshooting.
"Don't worry IDAHO_GREG, it's common for AR bolt carriers to have catastrophic failure from time to time. Did I mention that Colt once thought of using us as a subcontractor for the parts that we subcontract from others? Sure your carrier failed, but you have one of the finest barrels... and it's still attached to a piece of your upper!" |
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Posted: 6/27/2002 3:39:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I haven't checked it in a while, why are they gone? Thank you There is a few threads with some more than amusing quotes from the powers that be. As Paul Harvey would say here is the rest of the story [url] www.ao2.org/ [/url] [red]No pay no play is the America way[/red] Unless your colt..... *running and diving for cover* [peep] I stand corrected, I should have been more specfic. Seemed the powers that be stated the following Play by my rules or get the F*ck out. Thats the american way Thank you |
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Posted: 6/29/2002 8:51:42 AM EDT
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I asked a simple question once. "How can I check my barrel to see what the twist rate is?" I got two helpful answers, and a chewing out by that Olympic dude. Spithauler or whatever. "Send us $25 if you want to know about the gun you got!" (Even though my serial number falls in the burned record range....)
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Posted: 6/29/2002 9:14:50 AM EDT
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Jesus you people drive a topic to the ground fast dontcha...
Colt supports the site, Olympic doesn't. How simple an explanation do you want? |
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Posted: 6/29/2002 9:35:33 AM EDT
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Quoted: As Paul Harvey would say here is the rest of the story [url]www.oa2.org[/url] No pay no play is the america way Fixed link. |
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Posted: 6/29/2002 9:42:32 AM EDT
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Quoted: Jesus you people drive a topic to the ground fast dontcha... Colt supports the site, Olympic doesn't. How simple an explanation do you want? Can you say that slower [:D]. |
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Posted: 6/29/2002 1:14:44 PM EDT
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Didn't Olympic Arms split off from Mattel during the late 60's or early 70's?
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Posted: 6/29/2002 1:51:32 PM EDT
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Quoted: Jesus you people drive a topic to the ground fast dontcha... Colt supports the site, Olympic doesn't. How simple an explanation do you want? ummm, not trying to piss the goat off, but how does colt support this site ? I don't see a industry forum moderator to try and answer questions nor do I see a banner add. Don't get me wrong, I think it would be great to have colt as a supporter of this site, its just I don't see it. |
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Posted: 6/29/2002 2:25:48 PM EDT
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Do Olympics use 5.56 [b]AND[/b] .223 (which is better)?
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