So, as I mentioned in this thread:
https://www.longislandgunclub.com/fo...floral-park-pd
Just because an AR part is US made "mil-spec", does not mean it's good. Much to the detriment of some friends/members best intentions, I tend to go cheap on certain gun stuff in general, AR's in particular. (Sorry, Ed)
Before anybody jumps all over my shit, I've learned the error of my ways. Here are a couple of issues I've had in the last year or so:
Anderson LPK, assembled in an Anderson lower. The mag release hangs up like crazy. Email Anderson, and they just ask for an address, and send a new mag release, no questions asked. Old one is visibly long. +1 for Anderson. BTW, Anderson LPK's look suspiciously like CMMG's. They come in a small cardboard box, with the parts in small, different colored plastic bags. Anderson deflected the question when asked.
One of the parts I swapped in the above linked thread was a brand new, out-of-the-box stripped upper that I diverted from another project. Assembled it all up, and the ejection port dust cover/door will not stay closed, even though the same door functioned as intended on the old upper. No problem I figured, I have a brand new PSA one. Does the exact same thing. Upon closer inspection, the door is not sitting square. Again, email Anderson, but this time they ask for a proof of purchase. No problem. I fwd the invoice from AIM, to Anderson, new one on the way, with a call tag to return the old one. +2 for Anderson's customer service, -2 for their QC.
AR all built up, got a cheap FF handguard from Scamazon. Trinity Force, made in China, under $40. What...a...piece...of...crap. Admittedly didn't expect much, but wow. Airsoft quality at best. Rail not even close to lining up with the upper. Pinch bolts clamp down uneven, does not sit square on it's own barrel nut. Looked good, felt good, worked like crapola. Ran out of front sight elevation adjustment. Junk. Never again.
Last one: New US made UTG FF handguard. Huuuge difference over the TF. Well worth the +2X the price. No issues. Off to the range, and the AR is almost certainly under gassed. Take off the clamp-on gas block, and the soot ring is almost perfectly over the port, so that's not the issue. What was the issue was the hole drilled in the US made, mil-spec gas tube was under sized. I believe the brand name was Rousch. Now unavailable on Scamazon. If the spec I found on Arfcom is to be believed, It was supposed to be 0.125". Opened it up, and the gun ran like a top on Tula yesterday.
Lesson learned. Hope this saves somebody else some grief.
https://www.longislandgunclub.com/fo...floral-park-pd
Just because an AR part is US made "mil-spec", does not mean it's good. Much to the detriment of some friends/members best intentions, I tend to go cheap on certain gun stuff in general, AR's in particular. (Sorry, Ed)
Before anybody jumps all over my shit, I've learned the error of my ways. Here are a couple of issues I've had in the last year or so:
Anderson LPK, assembled in an Anderson lower. The mag release hangs up like crazy. Email Anderson, and they just ask for an address, and send a new mag release, no questions asked. Old one is visibly long. +1 for Anderson. BTW, Anderson LPK's look suspiciously like CMMG's. They come in a small cardboard box, with the parts in small, different colored plastic bags. Anderson deflected the question when asked.
One of the parts I swapped in the above linked thread was a brand new, out-of-the-box stripped upper that I diverted from another project. Assembled it all up, and the ejection port dust cover/door will not stay closed, even though the same door functioned as intended on the old upper. No problem I figured, I have a brand new PSA one. Does the exact same thing. Upon closer inspection, the door is not sitting square. Again, email Anderson, but this time they ask for a proof of purchase. No problem. I fwd the invoice from AIM, to Anderson, new one on the way, with a call tag to return the old one. +2 for Anderson's customer service, -2 for their QC.
AR all built up, got a cheap FF handguard from Scamazon. Trinity Force, made in China, under $40. What...a...piece...of...crap. Admittedly didn't expect much, but wow. Airsoft quality at best. Rail not even close to lining up with the upper. Pinch bolts clamp down uneven, does not sit square on it's own barrel nut. Looked good, felt good, worked like crapola. Ran out of front sight elevation adjustment. Junk. Never again.
Last one: New US made UTG FF handguard. Huuuge difference over the TF. Well worth the +2X the price. No issues. Off to the range, and the AR is almost certainly under gassed. Take off the clamp-on gas block, and the soot ring is almost perfectly over the port, so that's not the issue. What was the issue was the hole drilled in the US made, mil-spec gas tube was under sized. I believe the brand name was Rousch. Now unavailable on Scamazon. If the spec I found on Arfcom is to be believed, It was supposed to be 0.125". Opened it up, and the gun ran like a top on Tula yesterday.
Lesson learned. Hope this saves somebody else some grief.
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