Einen wunderschönen guten Morgen, aus Kalifornien (Extent of my High School German ... I was sponsored to be trained in Germany as factory Porsche mechanic ... But my parents said "Nein" My Dutch stepfather's step-nephew is one of factory designers for VW/Porsche/Audi)Hello from Germany,
Depending on the price point and use/application of the upper.I just got a new AR15 upper, 16,75" 1:9 twist. Upon inspection I noticed a bad staking job on the gas key and a nasty tool mark at the gas port in the barrel and the chamber has light rust Am I too picky?
Hello from Germany,
I just got a new AR15 upper, 16,75" 1:9 twist. Upon inspection I noticed a bad staking job on the gas key and a nasty tool mark at the gas port in the barrel and the chamber has light rust Am I too picky?
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Wow, I would definitely be sending that upper back, schnell.upper is made by a German premium manufactor ( Schmeisser) and I paid 1500 Euro, about 1600 USD. So I am thinking of returning it tomorrow based on the poor craftmanship. I have seen Faxon barrels and Anderson BCGs and they were better made.
Not acceptable for me, at any price point. Definite NO for $1600 upper.What do you think about the tool mark near the gas port? Looks like it happend when drilling the port.
If possible, I would inspect the barrel and components before paying/leaving the store.return it and get another upper.
I wouldn’t call that a tool mark, I would call it a gouge. It is running parallel to the rifling. The gouge is heaviest near the gas hole and gets lighter as it moves rearward. My guess is that there was a burr left over feom the gas hole drilling (which should have been reamed), a piece got stuck between the rod and barrel which caused the gouge. The rod was inserted from the muzzle based on the direction of the gouge. Shoddy work all the way around.What do you think about the tool mark near the gas port? Looks like it happend when drilling the port.I wouldn’t call that a tool mark, I would call it a gouge.
What do you think about the tool mark near the gas port? Looks like it happend when drilling the port.
Agreed. ^^^That tool mark cannot have happened when drilling the port. It's on the wrong side of the barrel.
I wouldn't overthink the gas key staking, personally, I find that to often be much ado about nothing for 99.9% of AR owners. But that barrel damage isn't something I'd be happy with. In reality, there are likely millions and millions of rifles on the market with the same kind of bore damage, and many of them shoot just fine. BUT... I'm not a huge fan of any barrel with the port drilled through the lands instead of the groove anyway, so having a big gouge in the land right after the port just looks like a trainwreck to me.
It might shoot fine, but it's not what you should be getting from a quality builder.
Es tut mir leid. Was this sold as a complete upper, or just the barrel? I know Scheisser uppers are very expensive over in Schweiz, but, I have head the barrels alone are pretty reasonable (but, that is within Schweiz).Schmeisser
Admittedly so. The alternative being to not being part of the "shooting community," and that, well, it feels like it would be worse for me.This makes it expensive, time consuming and somewhat restrictive.
Wunderbar.Issue resolved, the upper was exchanged for a new oneI would definitely be sending that upper back ... Not acceptable for me, at any price point. Definite NO for $1600 upper.