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10 years 2 weeks ago - 10 years 2 weeks ago #42946
by funfred
Replied by funfred on topic Getting close...
I have all the above, minus the mount. Hopefully, the mount will be in tomorrow.
As I patiently await putting a round in the chamber, I've fingered and eye-balled the rifle from most angles, inside and out. It's definitely mil-grade in finish which is kinda a shame when they ask $3100. They make no apologies about it. The RRA's I looked at were very well finished.
The one thing that particularly bothered me was the rail-to-rail alignment*...you'd think it would be perfect or, at least, have no noticeable-to-the-eye misalignment. The quad handguard is ever so slightly canted. I assume this can be corrected but how does one ensure the rails will align on the same plane when re-torquing the barrel nut? The quad rail has a pin that interfaces with the barrel nut so...wtf?!?
At a minimum, I might get lucky by just loosening/retightening the handguard lockring. The issue will definitely need to be addressed before iron sight work-outs.
Hopefully, I won't have to send it in. I've already waited decades for it and, one would think, what's another 4-6 weeks? Well, it's another 4-6 weeks, after I've had the opportunity to drool all over it.
*I'm not flippin' out about it...just think a little more diligence in Armalite's assembly process might be in order. They're gonna hear about it, among other things, when I ask how to ensure zero error in the rail alignments.
As I patiently await putting a round in the chamber, I've fingered and eye-balled the rifle from most angles, inside and out. It's definitely mil-grade in finish which is kinda a shame when they ask $3100. They make no apologies about it. The RRA's I looked at were very well finished.
The one thing that particularly bothered me was the rail-to-rail alignment*...you'd think it would be perfect or, at least, have no noticeable-to-the-eye misalignment. The quad handguard is ever so slightly canted. I assume this can be corrected but how does one ensure the rails will align on the same plane when re-torquing the barrel nut? The quad rail has a pin that interfaces with the barrel nut so...wtf?!?
At a minimum, I might get lucky by just loosening/retightening the handguard lockring. The issue will definitely need to be addressed before iron sight work-outs.
Hopefully, I won't have to send it in. I've already waited decades for it and, one would think, what's another 4-6 weeks? Well, it's another 4-6 weeks, after I've had the opportunity to drool all over it.
*I'm not flippin' out about it...just think a little more diligence in Armalite's assembly process might be in order. They're gonna hear about it, among other things, when I ask how to ensure zero error in the rail alignments.
Last edit: 10 years 2 weeks ago by funfred.
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10 years 2 weeks ago - 10 years 2 weeks ago #42949
by funfred
Replied by funfred on topic Getting close...
Bore guide, yes.
Nylon brush, not according to ArmaLite. They insist on brass only in their SS barrels.
Frankly, I'm a bit gunshy about any brushes in a barrel and I think ArmaLite's procedure is alarmingly over-scrubbed when it comes to brushing. It's almost like they want you to screw it up by running a brush, round-trip, multiple times after each shot for the first 10 shots.
The whole cleaning routine is gonna give me a stroke.
I'll think of a process that's less unnerving.
Nylon brush, not according to ArmaLite. They insist on brass only in their SS barrels.
Frankly, I'm a bit gunshy about any brushes in a barrel and I think ArmaLite's procedure is alarmingly over-scrubbed when it comes to brushing. It's almost like they want you to screw it up by running a brush, round-trip, multiple times after each shot for the first 10 shots.
The whole cleaning routine is gonna give me a stroke.
I'll think of a process that's less unnerving.
Last edit: 10 years 2 weeks ago by funfred.
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10 years 2 weeks ago #42953
by jtallen83
I had the same issue with an Armalite upper this last summer. They ended up replacing the rail, took just under two weeks to get it back in my hands. Call and ask for Mario, he'll square you up.
Replied by jtallen83 on topic Getting close...
funfred wrote: The one thing that particularly bothered me was the rail-to-rail alignment*...you'd think it would be perfect or, at least, have no noticeable-to-the-eye misalignment. The quad handguard is ever so slightly canted. I assume this can be corrected but how does one ensure the rails will align on the same plane when re-torquing the barrel nut? The quad rail has a pin that interfaces with the barrel nut so...wtf?!?
At a minimum, I might get lucky by just loosening/retightening the handguard lockring. The issue will definitely need to be addressed before iron sight work-outs.
Hopefully, I won't have to send it in. I've already waited decades for it and, one would think, what's another 4-6 weeks? Well, it's another 4-6 weeks, after I've had the opportunity to drool all over it.
*I'm not flippin' out about it...just think a little more diligence in Armalite's assembly process might be in order. They're gonna hear about it, among other things, when I ask how to ensure zero error in the rail alignments.
I had the same issue with an Armalite upper this last summer. They ended up replacing the rail, took just under two weeks to get it back in my hands. Call and ask for Mario, he'll square you up.
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