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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - ALG RAIL REVIEW (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/3/2016 6:02:15 PM EDT
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GUYS I just bought a ALG EMR M-LOK RAIL so today when it came in the mail I couldn't wait to install it. giving it a real good looking over I discovered a major problem with it..................... you all know it has the specific barrel nut right ? well this barrel nut is floppy loose on the rail. and these little screws will never keep it tight. on the geissle youtube viedo with him insatalling it he brags about what a tight fit it is even before the screws...................... well mine is floppy loose. gonna call alg Tuesday and see what there gonna do about mine. so far this product IMO IS TO BE AVOIDED................................... and when the aluminum rail heats up its gonna be extremely loose as it expands............... jmo
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This isn't a review, this is just you bashing a product. You know fully well that ALG and Geissele stand behind their products and will get you a new one ASAP. From what you have written, you didn't even full install the item. +1 ^ My ALG rails have been 100% excellent, fit and finish. One I had to use a rubber mallet to lightly tap on the rail to get it on the barrel nut all the way. Amazing quality for the price. Call them and try to get it straightened out before bashing it, no company is exempt for making a lemon occasionally, it happens |
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+1 ^ My ALG rails have been 100% excellent, fit and finish. One I had to use a rubber mallet to lightly tap on the rail to get it on the barrel nut all the way. Amazing quality for the price. Call them and try to get it straightened out before bashing it, no company is exempt for making a lemon occasionally, it happens Quoted:
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This isn't a review, this is just you bashing a product. You know fully well that ALG and Geissele stand behind their products and will get you a new one ASAP. From what you have written, you didn't even full install the item. +1 ^ My ALG rails have been 100% excellent, fit and finish. One I had to use a rubber mallet to lightly tap on the rail to get it on the barrel nut all the way. Amazing quality for the price. Call them and try to get it straightened out before bashing it, no company is exempt for making a lemon occasionally, it happens Mine needed some persuasion to slide on as well. Solid mounting, rigid, light, affordable, good feel in the hand. All accounts (not many) I've read have their CS being very good. |
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This isn't a review, this is just you bashing a product. You know fully well that ALG and Geissele stand behind their products and will get you a new one ASAP. From what you have written, you didn't even full install the item. +2 And while it is just the OP's opinion, it would have been nice for them to at least complete the install, or given ALG a chance to make it right. Out of all the rails and great positive reviews, this I think is the first negative ones I've seen. |
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gonna call em Tuesday. mine is so loose the barrel nut will rattle in rail. why install a known problem part ?????????????????// lol. Not really a tech thread. Call Geissele and they'll fix it. They have some of the best CS in the industry. This is of course assuming you were putting everything together correctly. After your rambling, nearly incoherent OP, that seems up in the air at this point. |
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Mine was nearly an interference fit. Very close tolerances.
I actually would have preferred a DD MFR, but alas, they've been discontinued. One thing that I didn't care for was the necessity to have the nut absolutely perfect to align the rail with the upper. Having an asymmetric bolt pattern bothered me a bit too, but that's just a "me" problem and has nothing to do with the quality or design. |
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Mine was nearly an interference fit. Very close tolerances. I actually would have preferred a DD MFR, but alas, they've been discontinued. One thing that I didn't care for was the necessity to have the nut absolutely perfect to align the rail with the upper. Having an asymmetric bolt pattern bothered me a bit too, but that's just a "me" problem and has nothing to do with the quality or design. Remember back in the olden days when we had to use the original barrel nut and time it? Every time I have to time a barrel nut now I think something is wrong. 
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Remember back in the olden days when we had to use the original barrel nut and time it? Every time I have to time a barrel nut now I think something is wrong.
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Mine was nearly an interference fit. Very close tolerances. I actually would have preferred a DD MFR, but alas, they've been discontinued. One thing that I didn't care for was the necessity to have the nut absolutely perfect to align the rail with the upper. Having an asymmetric bolt pattern bothered me a bit too, but that's just a "me" problem and has nothing to do with the quality or design. Remember back in the olden days when we had to use the original barrel nut and time it? Every time I have to time a barrel nut now I think something is wrong.
Right? The geissele and SLR barrel nut attachments have me spoiled. Literally a 5 minute job. |
| When I carefully consider the quality of every aftermarket AR component I have experienced, the ALG EMR barrel nut-to-rail fit stands out as one of the most precisely done pieces of machine work. A light friction fit (in every one that I have) it is very close to a true interference/press fit, and it is my favorite attachment method, to date. |
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that is not a review OP its just bashing a solid company,if there is an issue give them a chance to correct it..I understand they have great CS but I've never needed to use it. I picked up 2 V3 rails during the 7/4 blem sale,still don't know what the blem was? they look very nice. Both of the rails/barrel nuts were well machined with a nice snug fit,I was wondering if the shim setup was going to be a pain but the instructions were simple and easily followed and the only issue was getting the wrench on the barrel nut,I wasn't expecting such a nice fit between them but that was a me problem not a them problem  I would buy another without hesitation. |
| Buddy of mine built 2nd AR as cheap as he possibly could: bought Anderson complete lower on super sale, got a barrel from someone for $25, but splurged on ALG handgaurd. Don't know if it shoots at all, but it sure felt really good in the hands, nice and light, solid as a rock. I'm going with ALG on my go-to gun. |
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I bought one of the first mlok rails ALG did, someone in quality needs to check their fixtures that machine the tapped holes on the barrel nut, most of the holes did not have lead in chamfers, and most were not tapped 90 degrees to the center, some were off by as mush as 5 degrees, most less than that, it looked as though someone forgot to full clamp it down in the machine before tapping, or Billy Bob did it with a hand drill
I emailed them and they basically said they would sell me a new barrel nut for $35 plus shipping, the rail was only $100  pretty sure they should have covered it but whatever, their business their rules
took my business elsewhere, hope you get a better resolution than i did |
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I bought one of the first mlok rails ALG did, someone in quality needs to check their fixtures that machine the tapped holes on the barrel nut, most of the holes did not have lead in chamfers, and most were not tapped 90 degrees to the center, some were off by as mush as 5 degrees, most less than that, it looked as though someone forgot to full clamp it down in the machine before tapping, or Billy Bob did it with a hand drill I emailed them and they basically said they would sell me a new barrel nut for $35 plus shipping, the rail was only $100 pretty sure they should have covered it but whatever, their business their rules
took my business elsewhere, hope you get a better resolution than i did With my past experience with Geissele from both military and personal sides, I simply don't believe that they gave you that response. |
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With my past experience with Geissele from both military and personal sides, I simply don't believe that they gave you that response. Quoted:
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I bought one of the first mlok rails ALG did, someone in quality needs to check their fixtures that machine the tapped holes on the barrel nut, most of the holes did not have lead in chamfers, and most were not tapped 90 degrees to the center, some were off by as mush as 5 degrees, most less than that, it looked as though someone forgot to full clamp it down in the machine before tapping, or Billy Bob did it with a hand drill I emailed them and they basically said they would sell me a new barrel nut for $35 plus shipping, the rail was only $100 pretty sure they should have covered it but whatever, their business their rules
took my business elsewhere, hope you get a better resolution than i did With my past experience with Geissele from both military and personal sides, I simply don't believe that they gave you that response. i have no reason to lie, is what it is, no problem though, i got a nice comparable product from midwest that has been great. |
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Hi BCOWANWHEELS, I apologize for your inconvenience. I will inspect your rail and barrel nut as soon as it arrives in the shop. We will take care of you. ALG makes great stuff. This is now a pic thread. http://i.imgur.com/0m9E3kh.jpg Are those the Magpul MLOK covers, or something else? Looking for something for my own ALG tube... |
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Quoted: I bought one of the first mlok rails ALG did, someone in quality needs to check their fixtures that machine the tapped holes on the barrel nut, most of the holes did not have lead in chamfers, and most were not tapped 90 degrees to the center, some were off by as mush as 5 degrees, most less than that, it looked as though someone forgot to full clamp it down in the machine before tapping, or Billy Bob did it with a hand drill I had the same problem with the same rail. I like to never got the screws started. Finally got one started, then another on the same side.....then the holes didn't exactly line up on the other side. I dicked around with it and finally got all the screws in, but I hope to hell I don't have to take that rail off anytime soon. ETA: My rail did fit perfectly tight onto the barrel nut, just as it should have. Had to finagle it on a bit, but no problem with the fit. |
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Quoted: So you never actually installed it? The barrel nut swelled for me when torqued down properly, which made it a tight fit. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Hi BCOWANWHEELS, I apologize for your inconvenience. I will inspect your rail and barrel nut as soon as it arrives in the shop. We will take care of you. ALG makes great stuff. This is now a pic thread. http://i.imgur.com/0m9E3kh.jpg  |
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Hi BCOWANWHEELS, I apologize for your inconvenience. I will inspect your rail and barrel nut as soon as it arrives in the shop. We will take care of you. ALG makes great stuff. This is now a pic thread. http://i.imgur.com/0m9E3kh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ipkS9L1.jpg Such an awesome gun CastorTroy. |
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Hi BCOWANWHEELS, I apologize for your inconvenience. I will inspect your rail and barrel nut as soon as it arrives in the shop. We will take care of you. ALG makes great stuff. This is now a pic thread. http://i.imgur.com/0m9E3kh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ipkS9L1.jpg Pic thread! 
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Saw that.
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That's very interesting..... |
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Lmao Snort 
13 yrs 75 posts. |
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Are those the Magpul MLOK covers, or something else? Looking for something for my own ALG tube... Quoted:
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Hi BCOWANWHEELS, I apologize for your inconvenience. I will inspect your rail and barrel nut as soon as it arrives in the shop. We will take care of you. ALG makes great stuff. This is now a pic thread. http://i.imgur.com/0m9E3kh.jpg Are those the Magpul MLOK covers, or something else? Looking for something for my own ALG tube... Yup. Magpul Mlok Type-1 covers in stealth grey. |
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Lmao Snort
13 yrs 75 posts. We are his last bastion of whining and misrepresentation. |
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