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Quoted: Not a huge deal but they should send the OP a few boxes of 556 and a new spring for his troubles. Everyone should have the know how to basically break an AR down and replace the components. Along with a good set of required tools to do so. Your life may very well depend on it one day. View Quote Wonder how that would work out LoL |
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That sucks
That kind of stuff is the reason i don’t recommend PSA to new shooters. If you have experience messing with ARs its not a huge deal most of the time. Still a bummer though. |
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Quoted: C'mon, man. https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15-parts-replacement-kit.html View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That's reasonable. ETA: I have one AR that's been running on the spring from a ball point pen for 10+ years because I launched the buffer retainer spring and couldn't find it C'mon, man. https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15-parts-replacement-kit.html I got 99 problems but not having that spring ain't one Attached File |
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Another factory built AR win!
Quoted: In fairness to PSA I didn't inspect the gun I just put a sight on and went to shoot it,in fairness to me it's a brand new gun I didn't think I needed to View Quote You shouldn't have to. You should, with high confidence, be able to buy a new gun, and expect it to work out of the box. I don't open up electronics, or toasters, or anything else for that matter. With AR's, I just prefer to build my own. ETA, and just save yourself the headache. Run up to the LGS. They should have the buffer retainer/spring on the shelf(like $6) Grab an AR castle nut wrench, cheepie or Magpul will work just fine and just fix it yourself. If you send it back, it'll be weeks until returned. |
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Quoted: C'mon, man. https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15-parts-replacement-kit.html View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: That's reasonable. ETA: I have one AR that's been running on the spring from a ball point pen for 10+ years because I launched the buffer retainer spring and couldn't find it C'mon, man. https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15-parts-replacement-kit.html If its stupid and it works, it isnt stupid. |
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I did that one time with a PSA build kit. Didnt quite get buffer tube far enough in. Bent my spring on first rack of the bolt. Probably should have replaced spring just half ass bent it back and guess what still working fine. I don’t see why you need anything other than a castle nut wrench to fix it.
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Just leave the buffer retainer and spring out and shoot the thing.
It is an unnecessary part that causes problems. Why have one? |
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The gun will run without a buffer retainer, I doubt it's "broken".
The receiver extension needs to be threaded in a turn or two. |
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These threads seem to happen a lot, there has to be a common denominator but I just can't put my finger on it
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Had the same issue with mine after about 500 rounds. Had to dremel the tube to get a better fit when I fixed it.
Mine would also give me doubles and triples until I upgraded the trigger... Fun gun to shoot but took some work to get reliable. |
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Quoted: You guys would seriously send it back for that? All that hassle on your end vs. turning in a threaded tube one more turn? View Quote I would notify PSA of the problem and request a gift card for the trouble. PSA would only help if you sent it back, and maybe send you a gift card or maybe not. In the end I would only send it back if I didn't want it, too easy to fix by yourself |
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It shouldn’t have arrived to you that way. Period, full stop, end of story.
But if you can’t fix that, I don’t think you should own an AR. |
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Hopefully this all gets worked out for you, OP.
Quite the dilemma. |
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They forgot the roll pin in a gas block in a 16 556 upper I bought. I should have noticed when I inspected it. They offered to make it right but it's wasteful to mail a roll pin just to make a point. I was more concerned that the process engineers and quality inspectors were made aware to look for it in the future. We all know human inspection is 80% at best.
Edit: Wrong photo that was after I repaired it. Attached File |
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That's a feature. You just shaved a few unnecessary milligrams of weight from your weapon.
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And the lesson is: Never Trust A Build Done By Anyone Else. You Are The QC Inspector. Always inspect the build before use. Even when you DIY.
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Quoted: In fairness to PSA I didn't inspect the gun I just put a sight on and went to shoot it,in fairness to me it's a brand new gun I didn't think I needed to View Quote No matter who the manufacture is you should always field strip and inspect you firearm before firing. Every manufacture can make mistakes. They are mechanical devices made by humans. Errors are possible. |
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Quoted: I got 99 problems but not having that spring ain't one https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/247800/PXL_20210814_230013540_jpg-2052859.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's reasonable. ETA: I have one AR that's been running on the spring from a ball point pen for 10+ years because I launched the buffer retainer spring and couldn't find it C'mon, man. https://palmettostatearmory.com/ar-15-parts-replacement-kit.html I got 99 problems but not having that spring ain't one https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/247800/PXL_20210814_230013540_jpg-2052859.JPG I do the same. I got a parts kit box for every type of serious firearm I own. I started doing this after I lost a locking block spring for a P226 about 20 years ago. The spring fell out while I was putting the locking block in, I saw it hit the carpet and then I guess it fell into another realm because I never found it after about an hour of looking. I had to order a new one. |
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Quoted: In fairness, you shouldn’t have to inspect a brand new gun for basic issues. But yeah, some companies outsource QC to the customer & you’ve got to do that. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: In fairness to PSA I didn't inspect the gun I just put a sight on and went to shoot it,in fairness to me it's a brand new gun I didn't think I needed to In fairness, you shouldn’t have to inspect a brand new gun for basic issues. But yeah, some companies outsource QC to the customer & you’ve got to do that. I also like to set off explosions right next to my face after assuming others care if I catch shrapnel or not. Inspect your shit. You cleaned and lubed it first anyway, right? Perfect time to actually look it over. |
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Quoted: No matter who the manufacture is you should always field strip and inspect you firearm before firing. Every manufacture can make mistakes. They are mechanical devices made by humans. Errors are possible. View Quote And here we have the bullshit post of the day. Charlie-Fuckup didn't even notice a problem with a weapon he himself assembled, now he is acting like he field strips every BB gun he buys before he shoots it. Attached File |
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Quoted: And here we have the bullshit post of the day. Charlie-Fuckup didn't even notice a problem with a weapon he himself assembled, now he is acting like he field strips every BB gun he buys before he shoots it. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/dont_believe_you_anchorman_zps267e5cbb_GIF-108.gif View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: No matter who the manufacture is you should always field strip and inspect you firearm before firing. Every manufacture can make mistakes. They are mechanical devices made by humans. Errors are possible. And here we have the bullshit post of the day. Charlie-Fuckup didn't even notice a problem with a weapon he himself assembled, now he is acting like he field strips every BB gun he buys before he shoots it. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/dont_believe_you_anchorman_zps267e5cbb_GIF-108.gif What are you talking about? Are you still pissy about your selector switch not pointing true north? That was like what three months ago or some shit. Jesus your worse than an old woman. A selector switch not pointing true 90 is not a problem. Attached File For those wondering about context this is the thread where doorkicker made a stupid thread crying about his PSA lower and selector not pointing straight 90 degrees. It was off by a few degrees and he decided to go all drama. When members, including myself called him out for being a drama tard he got prissy and tried to make it a safety issue. When that didn’t work he edited his initial stupid ass post. This was in May and now here we are in the middle of Aug and he is still carrying lots of salt. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/I-ll-admit-it--I-once-believed-that-MOST-stripped-lowers-were-created-equal-/5-2453903/ Attached File |
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Quoted: What are you talking about? Are you still pissy about your selector switch not pointing true north? That was like what three months ago or some shit. Jesus your worse than an old woman. A selector switch not pointing true 90 is not a problem. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/temp-95.gif For those wondering about context this is the thread where doorkicker made a stupid thread crying about his PSA lower and selector not pointing straight 90 degrees. It was off by a few degrees and he decided to go all drama. When members, including myself called him out for being a drama tard he got prissy and tried to make it a safety issue. When that didn’t work he edited his initial stupid ass post. This was in May and now here we are in the middle of Aug and he is still carrying lots of salt. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/I-ll-admit-it--I-once-believed-that-MOST-stripped-lowers-were-created-equal-/5-2453903/ /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/5ddc336bfd9db244c913783d-460.gif View Quote Thats it, I knew you would have it saved somewhere. You only mentioned it in about 10-15 other threads. I only mention it now because I know you are lying. And I only edited my OP because PSA agreed to fix my problem, and gave me 2 $50 gift cards for the trouble. I wonder is your picture you posted with your improperly indexed safety (That you never noticed) still in that thread? Or do you only field strip weapons assembled by others? And what good would field stripping a gun be if you don't even know what you are looking at to know if it is right or wrong? And please tell me you didn't send that lower back to PSA. You were both made for each other... |
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Quoted: Thats it, I knew you would have it saved somewhere. You only mentioned it in about 10-15 other threads. I only mention it now because I know you are lying. And I only edited my OP because PSA agreed to fix my problem, and gave me 2 $50 gift cards for the trouble. I wonder is your picture you posted with your improperly indexed safety (That you never noticed) still in that thread? Or do you only field strip weapons assembled by others? And what good would field stripping a gun be if you don't even know what you are looking at to know if it is right or wrong? And please tell me you didn't send that lower back to PSA. You were both made for each other... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: What are you talking about? Are you still pissy about your selector switch not pointing true north? That was like what three months ago or some shit. Jesus your worse than an old woman. A selector switch not pointing true 90 is not a problem. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/temp-95.gif For those wondering about context this is the thread where doorkicker made a stupid thread crying about his PSA lower and selector not pointing straight 90 degrees. It was off by a few degrees and he decided to go all drama. When members, including myself called him out for being a drama tard he got prissy and tried to make it a safety issue. When that didn’t work he edited his initial stupid ass post. This was in May and now here we are in the middle of Aug and he is still carrying lots of salt. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/I-ll-admit-it--I-once-believed-that-MOST-stripped-lowers-were-created-equal-/5-2453903/ /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/5ddc336bfd9db244c913783d-460.gif Thats it, I knew you would have it saved somewhere. You only mentioned it in about 10-15 other threads. I only mention it now because I know you are lying. And I only edited my OP because PSA agreed to fix my problem, and gave me 2 $50 gift cards for the trouble. I wonder is your picture you posted with your improperly indexed safety (That you never noticed) still in that thread? Or do you only field strip weapons assembled by others? And what good would field stripping a gun be if you don't even know what you are looking at to know if it is right or wrong? And please tell me you didn't send that lower back to PSA. You were both made for each other... I’m lying about what exactly? I didn’t save anything. I googled Ar15.com+doorkicker+PSA and it was the first thing that popped up. Edit: No I didn’t send that lower back, a selector switch not pointing 90 degrees perfectly is a non-issue. It is in the safe with the other ARs. One of them has a tight magwell and Pmags don’t always drop free. *GASP*. I’m not a drama queen though, so I didn’t make a retarded thread about it. Serious question, are you on medication? You seem to get emotionally wrapped up on things to the extreme. |
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Quoted: What are you talking about? Are you still pissy about your selector switch not pointing true north? That was like what three months ago or some shit. Jesus your worse than an old woman. A selector switch not pointing true 90 is not a problem. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/temp-95.gif For those wondering about context this is the thread where doorkicker made a stupid thread crying about his PSA lower and selector not pointing straight 90 degrees. It was off by a few degrees and he decided to go all drama. When members, including myself called him out for being a drama tard he got prissy and tried to make it a safety issue. When that didn’t work he edited his initial stupid ass post. This was in May and now here we are in the middle of Aug and he is still carrying lots of salt. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/I-ll-admit-it--I-once-believed-that-MOST-stripped-lowers-were-created-equal-/5-2453903/ https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73787/8F192A2F-1A9D-4673-B2E3-B1B63E378408_jpe-2053653.JPG View Quote I remember that thread! |
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Quoted: Quoted: What are you talking about? Are you still pissy about your selector switch not pointing true north? That was like what three months ago or some shit. Jesus your worse than an old woman. A selector switch not pointing true 90 is not a problem. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/temp-95.gif For those wondering about context this is the thread where doorkicker made a stupid thread crying about his PSA lower and selector not pointing straight 90 degrees. It was off by a few degrees and he decided to go all drama. When members, including myself called him out for being a drama tard he got prissy and tried to make it a safety issue. When that didn’t work he edited his initial stupid ass post. This was in May and now here we are in the middle of Aug and he is still carrying lots of salt. https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/I-ll-admit-it--I-once-believed-that-MOST-stripped-lowers-were-created-equal-/5-2453903/ https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/73787/8F192A2F-1A9D-4673-B2E3-B1B63E378408_jpe-2053653.JPG I remember that thread! I had actually forgotten all about it until doorkicker brought it up in this thread. The irony is I wasn’t even the one going at him that hard. There were others making memes about him. Yet here he is. SMH. Attached File |
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Quoted: you are lying about field stripping and inspecting "EVERY WEAPON I OWN". Admit it, you know that is a lie, it just sounded kewl and edgy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I’m lying about what exactly? I didn’t save anything. I googled Ar15.com+doorkicker+PSA and it was the first thing that popped up. you are lying about field stripping and inspecting "EVERY WEAPON I OWN". Admit it, you know that is a lie, it just sounded kewl and edgy. That’s a bold accusation. Got any proof? Or is this just more of your drama? |
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Quoted: I had actually forgotten all about it until doorkicker brought it up in this thread. The irony is I wasn’t even the one going at him that hard. There were others making memes about him. Yet here he is. SMH. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/476-342.gif View Quote And there is another lie. You posted a reference to that thread in just about every thread I posted in long after that thread died off. Now you are backing out of your shit posting? Why? I bet after all your shit posting, you sent your lower back didn't you? You did didn't you? So did you get a gift card too? |
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Quoted: And there is another lie. You posted a reference to that thread in just about every thread I posted in long after that thread died off. Now you are backing out of your shit posting? Why? I bet after all your shit posting, you sent your lower back didn't you? You did didn't you? So did you get a gift card too? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I had actually forgotten all about it until doorkicker brought it up in this thread. The irony is I wasn’t even the one going at him that hard. There were others making memes about him. Yet here he is. SMH. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/476-342.gif And there is another lie. You posted a reference to that thread in just about every thread I posted in long after that thread died off. Now you are backing out of your shit posting? Why? I bet after all your shit posting, you sent your lower back didn't you? You did didn't you? So did you get a gift card too? Bro you’ve got to stop. You keep accusing me of lying and about random shit that doesn’t matter. About a thread from three months ago where you got your balls busted to the point you edited your OP and changed the title. Do you not realize how emotionally crazy and unstable that makes you look? There is nothing cool or edgy about inspecting a firearm you just purchased before you fire it. It’s simple and takes about a minute at most. You need to go grab a drink and relax. Let things go. It’s the internet not serious business. |
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Quoted: Bro you’ve got to stop. You keep accusing me of lying and about random shit that doesn’t matter. About a thread from three months ago where you got your balls busted to the point you edited your OP and changed the title. Do you not realize how emotionally crazy and unstable that makes you look? There is nothing cool or edgy about inspecting a firearm you just purchased before you fire it. It’s simple and takes about a minute at most. You need to go grab a drink and relax. Let things go. It’s the internet not serious business. View Quote how much was your gift card for? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Bro you’ve got to stop. You keep accusing me of lying and about random shit that doesn’t matter. About a thread from three months ago where you got your balls busted to the point you edited your OP and changed the title. Do you not realize how emotionally crazy and unstable that makes you look? There is nothing cool or edgy about inspecting a firearm you just purchased before you fire it. It’s simple and takes about a minute at most. You need to go grab a drink and relax. Let things go. It’s the internet not serious business. how much was your gift card for? What? Wtf are you even talking about? You know what, doesn’t matter. You need help. I hope you get the help you need bro. |
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Quoted: I also like to set off explosions right next to my face after assuming others care if I catch shrapnel or not. Inspect your shit. You cleaned and lubed it first anyway, right? Perfect time to actually look it over. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: In fairness to PSA I didn't inspect the gun I just put a sight on and went to shoot it,in fairness to me it's a brand new gun I didn't think I needed to In fairness, you shouldn’t have to inspect a brand new gun for basic issues. But yeah, some companies outsource QC to the customer & you’ve got to do that. I also like to set off explosions right next to my face after assuming others care if I catch shrapnel or not. Inspect your shit. You cleaned and lubed it first anyway, right? Perfect time to actually look it over. I drove my truck on the highway at 80 mph without tearing apart the brakes first too. If you feel the need to have to have to take on the role of quality control because you can’t trust a company to catch basic issues that’s a sure sign you’re buying shit tier products. |
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would you send it back for a pin/spring. Just put in a new one and move on.
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