Dear ARMALITE:

[RTFM]

A point of contention with you. In the Armalite catalog #9 Page 42 Technical note 22 last paragraph of six, states.

"Armalite(R) absolutely cannot condone the use of handloads, whatever bullet is used. Use of handloaded ammunition voids the Armalite(R) warranty"

SO WHY DO YOU OFFER RELOADING TOOLS & SUPPLIES on pages 64 and 65 of catalog #9 if

"...Use of handloaded ammunition voids the Armalite(R) warranty"

 

[BusMaster007]

That's a damn good question that deserves a damn good answer.

The handloading equipment is offered to YOU, the ArmaLite Catalog readers, for use with your NON-ArmaLite firearms!

(did you send this question to ArmaLite? 'cuz it IS a good question)

If you don't mind?, I'll pose that question elsewhere and post the answer if I get one...

 

[Badger Arms]

Hmmmm, that's interesting. Sounds like the lawyers and the sales-people are on different pages of music. Of course competition shooters are going to want the handloading option. Lawyers HATE this because it's REALLY EASY to destroy a gun by careless, reckless, or incompetent reloading. Fact is I can shoot FACTORY loads that will destroy an Armalite all day and they won't mind but let me put one of my home-cooked target rounds in there and I void the warranty? I don't like that. Never read the manual that came with my one Armalite.

 

[Swampy]

Guys,

If you carefully read the material that comes with just about any NIB rifle from just about any manufacturer, you'll find words to the same effect.....

Springfield Armory, Inc's rifles for example......

Best regards,
Swampy

 

[Steel]

Please post their reply

 

[Z1500]

What does RTFM stand for?
Scott?


Kevin

 

[Glock Glockler]

Badger,

What factory loads are harmful to an AR?

 

[starfuryzeta]

What does RTFM stand for?

Read the F'n/Fine Manual.

 

[BusMaster007]

ArmaLite hasn't posted an answer yet, but one knowledgable Moderator has a good and reasonable answer:

ALL gun manufacturers warn against the use of reloaded ammo, and most will claim to void your warranty if you do so. This is to protect them from having to replace your rifle if you blow it up using a bad reload, which isn't Armalite's (or any manufacturer's fault).
Believe it or not, many people have tried to get manufacturers to pay for the owner's mistake by replacing parts or rifles that were damaged or destroyed due to bad reloads.
This isn't fair to any manufacturer, but it happened so often that they all had to give themselves legal protection.

In REAL LIFE, you'd probably find that most manufacturers will stand behind their product if it broke due to something that clearly wasn't the owner's fault, even if the owner happened to have used reloaded ammo. Their disclaimer simply gives them the right to make that decision for themselves, and not be forced to replace parts for free due to a warranty whose terms were violated by the owner.