CLOSED Faxon 20" 65G Group Buy

[Essayons]

I just looked at the firing pin on my Brownells 6.5G BCG. It has a groove around the raised bump.
I looked at another 5.56 firing pin and it is smooth. I don't know if that indicates it is short.

The grooved firing pin that came with my Brownells BCG looks just like the (short) one in VASCAR2's link, above: https://i.imgur.com/OFfXHVy.jpg.

[Clarence]

Any possibility of another 20" group buy? I'd take the same profile as the earlier buy, but would really prefer an HBAR configuration.

Clarence

[BluntForceTrauma]

Yes, we will do a 20" buy again, but they will be same medium-light profile as before.

[243chris]

[hdrolling]

Anyone else having a lot of surface rust with their barrel? Pulled all 7 of my AR's today to check them out before I hit the range this weekend and my Faxon barrel is covered with rust, I'll just have to pull the handguard off to clean it up but is this normal with this type of barrel coating? None of my older barrels had any rust and none of my rifles have been in the rain.

Not worried about it but was surprised since this is one of my newer builds.

[bj139]

I just checked my 20" group buy barrel and it is rust free. The barrel surface is dry (not oiled) and it was stored in a closet inside the house.

[BluntForceTrauma]

Should not be. Email me some pix and I'll forward to Faxon.

[hdrolling]

Here are a couple pics, I don't want to mess with removing the handguard tonight.


IMG_9284 by hd_rolling, on Flickr
IMG_9285 by hd_rolling, on Flickr

[Bowhntr6pt]

Mine came WITH rust... It's been in the safe a while now I'll pull mine out and double check...

[Tazman976]

I just checked mine since it has been sitting since arrival waiting for parts to be assembled. Still rust free.

Here it is with the triprong flash hider
Faxon triprong 001 by , on Flickr

[The Profit Joseph Sith]

My two are still rust free. As well as my two 12"ers. Although i pulled out my two BCA 20" barrels and the extension is absolutely blown up with white corrosion. It has to be from some salts used. Im taking a wild guess and saying it's from the Salt Bath Nitriding process and improper cleaning betweem processes. Mines almost pure white though not brown like yours.
Sorry to see this. I clean inspect and lube the tubes when i receive them and put them away for later builds being near the puget sound im always worried about stuff like this.
Thanks for posting the pics HD, sorry to hear this. and tazman nice to see the tri prong.

[Slappy]

Wanted to report that the 20 inch Faxon build shoots sub MOA, it is a very accurate rifle!! Did noticed some of the coating had come off from just putting my rifle in the wood gun rack at the range. Didn't slam it in there or anything the rifle was just sat into the rack and noticed what looked like just little spots of where the coating had come off?? Other than that rifle worked great and the barrel is a shooter!! At some point might have to Wahlberg the barrel if it gets bad!! BANG BANG!!

[AZHTfreak]

Wanted to report that the 20 inch Faxon build shoots sub MOA, it is a very accurate rifle!! Did noticed some of the coating had come off from just putting my rifle in the wood gun rack at the range. Didn't slam it in there or anything the rifle was just sat into the rack and noticed what looked like just little spots of where the coating had come off?? Other than that rifle worked great and the barrel is a shooter!! At some point might have to Wahlberg the barrel if it gets bad!! BANG BANG!!

Wow, that's strange since nitriding is a surface treatment, not a coating...

[BluntForceTrauma]

Nitriding is a surface treatment, and actually leaves the surface looking blotchy, so then what they typically do is black oxide it — if I understand the process correctly.

[AZHTfreak]

Aha, proves yet again I know just enough to be dangerous...