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Posted: 1/8/2010 5:40:19 AM EDT
| I had previously put about 100 or so rounds through my Gen IV STG with only a couple of failures to feed in the first two mags. Yesterday when I took it out, it would only fire one round and either jam or fail to fire the next chambered round, with a light primer strike on the round that failed to fire. I was using Federal American Eagle 55gr. FMJ ammo and tried some Wolf and had the same problem. On an earlier range trip a month or so back, I ran a mag of Wolf through the gun without any problem. Field stripping the gun at the range revealed no apparent cause of the malfunctions. I reassembled it and got the same result. When I got home and stripped it apart, I found no cause for the problem. I did have some grease on the bolt locking lugs and bolt body but none in the chamber. There are no mods done on this gun, no Trigger Tamer or anything else. Has anyone got any ideas? I reall don't want to have to send it back to MSAR because my FFL charges $50 plus shipping and The post offices around here refuse to ship any guns. I cleaned all grease from the bolt and oiled it with CLP. I suppose I will get back to the Range in a couple of weeks and try it again. Any good advise is appreciated. Thanks, RJ. |
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Quoted: You don't have to send a repair firearm through an FFL, and the PO cannot refuse to send a long gun. Their regs specify that you can do it legally. I send firearms all the time USPS. They don't ask, and I don't tell. You can also send UPS or FedEX.I had previously put about 100 or so rounds through my Gen IV STG with only a couple of failures to feed in the first two mags. Yesterday when I took it out, it would only fire one round and either jam or fail to fire the next chambered round, with a light primer strike on the round that failed to fire. I was using Federal American Eagle 55gr. FMJ ammo and tried some Wolf and had the same problem. On an earlier range trip a month or so back, I ran a mag of Wolf through the gun without any problem. Field stripping the gun at the range revealed no apparent cause of the malfunctions. I reassembled it and got the same result. When I got home and stripped it apart, I found no cause for the problem. I did have some grease on the bolt locking lugs and bolt body but none in the chamber. There are no mods done on this gun, no Trigger Tamer or anything else. Has anyone got any ideas? I reall don't want to have to send it back to MSAR because my FFL charges $50 plus shipping and The post offices around here refuse to ship any guns. I cleaned all grease from the bolt and oiled it with CLP. I suppose I will get back to the Range in a couple of weeks and try it again. Any good advise is appreciated. Thanks, RJ. |
| UPS and Fedex want to see a copy of the FFL that the gun is being sent to. Every time I have tried to send via USPS, when I ask for insurance, they ask "What are we insuring?". When I say a rifle, that kills it. Do you recommend lieing as to the contents of the package? I know their refusal is not right but what can I do? |
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Quoted: UPS and Fedex want to see a copy of the FFL that the gun is being sent to. Every time I have tried to send via USPS, when I ask for insurance, they ask "What are we insuring?". When I say a rifle, that kills it. Do you recommend lieing as to the contents of the package? I know their refusal is not right but what can I do? I've never had a PO ask about contents even when insuring, and I've sent firearms from probably a score of different offices over the years. Just print out your postage online through USPS.com, and drop the package off at a PO or give it to a carrier. Sounds like your Postmaster might have your number and an agenda. |
| Printing out the postage online would be the way to go if I can do that. I am presently temporarily disabled due to cervical surgery, so I am here at home and can hand the package to the mail carrier when he comes by. If I do have to end up sending it back, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the advice. |
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Here is what I did based upon recommendations from a trustworthy source. I was running into the exact same situation that you are describing with the shipping carriers. I had never shipped a firearm, and according to USPS I was attempting to commit a felony by trying to use them to ship a firearm.
The only difference between my situation and yours is that my firearm was NOT working. Sounds like yours is a single shot at the moment which technically makes a difference. But in my situation with a non-working firearm, I simply packaged and shipped via UPS the items unassembled. When asked for the contents, I stated "miscellaneous parts". Do NOT mention the term "gun" because I couldn't get any carrier to work with me. Insure the "miscellaneous parts" for the value of your entire firearm. Now since your situation is slightly different because you have a single shot firearm, remove something simple like the trigger pack and ship it seperately. Then in complete honesty, you can truthfully say that you are shipping "miscellaneous parts" in both boxes. It might cost you a little more for two boxes, but that's what I'd recommend. And since Microtech is a firearm manufacturer, they won't have any problem shipping the entire firearm back to you in one package without needing to go through a FFL. |
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You can ship long guns USPS all day––every day. Not a crime. Handguns must go via "common carrier", ie. UPS, FedEx. 11.3 Rifles and Shotguns Although unloaded rifles and shotguns not precluded by 11.1.1e [SBR & SBS] and 11.1.2 [Handguns] are mailable, mailers must comply with the Gun Control Act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, 18 USC 921, et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, 27 CFR 178, as well as state and local laws. The mailer may be required by the USPS to establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the gun is unloaded and not precluded by 11.1.1e. |
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UPS and Fedex want to see a copy of the FFL that the gun is being sent to. Every time I have tried to send via USPS, when I ask for insurance, they ask "What are we insuring?". When I say a rifle, that kills it. Do you recommend lieing as to the contents of the package? I know their refusal is not right but what can I do? http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html The ATF specifically state that lying about the contents are illegal(using 'machine parts' as an example). And they state that you 'should' inform the carrier of the contents being a gun. Whether 'should' means 'must' is up to someone with more legal experience than I to say. |
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First things first. It is 100% legal to send a long gun back to the manufacturer and the manufacturer can return the gun to your house without a FFL. However, it sometimes seems that there are a huge amount of misinformed folks in the shipping business. I always tell people to tell the folks with the brown trucks or the stamps that you are sending "machined parts". You can look them right in the eye, that is the gods honest truth.
To the OP, some folks have found that after firing Wolf ammo, a slight ring of carbon will develop in the chamber. If this is what is causing the lightstrike issue, you would see a slight "band" toward the bottom of a fired piece of brass. The brass hangs up on that carbon ring a bnit and slows everything down. Did you give the chamber a fairly stout brush cleaning after the Wolf. Let me know. We will get you squared away. DR |
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Dave,
Thank you. Although I fired only 40 rounds of Wolf through the gun, I will check the chamber carefully and clean it if need be before I take it to the range to give it another try. If I have the same results, I will contact you about sending it back for a check-out. |
| I got back out to the range with my STG today. Unfortunately the problems were worse. I loaded 2 rounds in a 20 round mag. I pulled the trigger and it doubled on me, (one trigger pull, two shots). This is the first time this gun has doubled. Next I loaded 2 more rounds, pulled back the charging handle and released it. The bolt appeared to go fully forward. I pulled the trigger. The first shot fired OK, pulled the trigger again and it did not fire. I ejected the round and it had a light primer strike. I loaded 4 rounds in a 10 round mag and charged it. This time the first shot fired OK but the bolt did not go all the way into battery. I tried several more times using a third brand of ammo (Remington .223, 55gr FMJ. I got the same results. This gun definitely has problems. Dave I will send you a message for instructions for sending this rifle to you for service. Thanks. |
| Just before Christmas I had to send a pistol back to Para Ord for minor adjustment. I used the local UPS store and stated plainly that the contents were "gun parts" and there were no issues. I have used the U.S. Postal service in the past for shipping firearms for service or gunsmithing and declared the contents as "sporting goods" (this on advice from a retired former U.S. Postmaster). |
I sent my malfunctioning STG556 back to MSAR this morning. I have another one, Gen IV, green with optic that "was" NIB. Since it was only less than 300 serial numbers newer than the black one that I sent back for warranty service today, I decided to shoot itthe other one. Since the price of these rifles has dropped a lot since I bought my 2, I figured, loss of "NIB value" was not really a factor. I wanted to make sure it did not have any problems. I took it to the range yesterday and fired several mags through it. Before the range trip, I stripped it down cleaned it and applied some Break-Free to appropriate areas. I fired American Eagle (Federal) 55gr FMJ's and some of my soft point handloads. The rifle ran flawlessly. No malfunctions of any kind. The bolt always held back after the last round. And, it was very accurate, especially with my handloads. Now her cherry is broke, but I know she's good to go.
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