Howdy yall,
I know there have been a couple threads about this, but how commonly do MSARs have peening on the bolt sleeve teeth? I first saw it
at this thread. I note one more instance of it
here partway down the page, and I've seen a couple more posted here with the trunnion ground down to make room for the teeth.
These pics were taken after about 150 rounds, but it came from the factory with a bit of peening (I incorrectly assumed that if it came from the factory that way, it might, just
might, be normal to have a bit):
Sleeve
http://s2.postimage.org/uthu5x4n/msarboltsleeve1.jpg
Sleeve & Bolt
http://s2.postimage.org/uun6llh3/msarboltsleeve2.jpg
Sleeve & Bolt & Receiver/Trunnion
http://s2.postimage.org/uux3tofr/msarboltsleeve3.jpg
(Pics posted w/postimage.)
It's on the way back to MSAR now - getting an RA number once their website was back up was really very easy.
Ratworx said it's rare, but it seems to be a rather usual issue. I've really liked the platform since I first handled one a couple years ago, I like a few of MSAR's little modifications, I tend to favor US small businesses, and I'm somewhat biased against Steyr because of their price and
this, so I'm not looking to switch to an Aug. I tend to agree with "Two is one, one is none", and I'm thinking of getting another E4 at some point, assuming that most of them come without hassles.
Anybody have any idea how common this is?
Looking at it statistically across 15000 rifles or so, it's
probably not a double-digit percentage, but anecdotally...