Hello everyone.
Been in the AR platform for quite a few years now, and was going to build one in 308 but I decided I would just sell one of my 556 uppers and try the Grendel.
Had an upper all ready to build this weekend, but I have to send the barrel back due to what looked like a rough chamber and bore. Rust maybe or Oxidation. It is a SS 416R Faxon 20" 1/8 5R button rifling.
Fit and finish was impeccable all except for the bore and chamber. I ran a couple of wet patches through and was going to run some lube through like I usually do with the new barrel and noticed that there was no mirror shine like I usually see with all of my other new barrels I have ever installed.
The patches came out with what looked like some kind of corrosion on them and not the dark color usually see from the machining process.
The chamber had a brownish orange-ish rough looking corrosion that I just couldn't get it out. I even tried running a little bit flitz in it to see if I could get it smooth and shiny again but to no avail.
I will probably end up just getting a refund as I feel I can't trust anything from this company anymore as it has left a bad first impression on me.
Anyways really glad to be here and have been lurking the threads for a while here trying to learn about the 6.5 Grendel and I am really looking forward to trying this new caliber out..
From what I have read here I believe I am really going to like this and may end up even shooting this more than my 556.
Been in the AR platform for quite a few years now, and was going to build one in 308 but I decided I would just sell one of my 556 uppers and try the Grendel.
Had an upper all ready to build this weekend, but I have to send the barrel back due to what looked like a rough chamber and bore. Rust maybe or Oxidation. It is a SS 416R Faxon 20" 1/8 5R button rifling.
Fit and finish was impeccable all except for the bore and chamber. I ran a couple of wet patches through and was going to run some lube through like I usually do with the new barrel and noticed that there was no mirror shine like I usually see with all of my other new barrels I have ever installed.
The patches came out with what looked like some kind of corrosion on them and not the dark color usually see from the machining process.
The chamber had a brownish orange-ish rough looking corrosion that I just couldn't get it out. I even tried running a little bit flitz in it to see if I could get it smooth and shiny again but to no avail.
I will probably end up just getting a refund as I feel I can't trust anything from this company anymore as it has left a bad first impression on me.
Anyways really glad to be here and have been lurking the threads for a while here trying to learn about the 6.5 Grendel and I am really looking forward to trying this new caliber out..
From what I have read here I believe I am really going to like this and may end up even shooting this more than my 556.
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