[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Enhanced Upper ETA? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 4/17/2017 7:17:34 PM EDT
For years I've been a 16"-or-SBR AR kinda guy, but after an enjoyable 20" LMG AR build I'm thinking I might need to build my own version of a designated marksman AR. Thinking of keeping it all in the family and rolling with a Faxon Enhanced Upper, Faxon standard-weight BCG, and a Faxon bbl (I know I want 18", not sure if I want the GUNNER or the heavy fluted...). Question: when can we expect uppers to be back in stock? 
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np, I have plenty of other projects going right now. I'm just 'ready' to get the upper/BCG/bbl for my DM build whenever you guys are ready. Gonna be awesome.
I do kinda wish you guys have a bbl profile that was between the GUNNER and the Heavy Fluted though. I'm looking for an 18" bbl and the GUNNER is 23oz and the Heavy flutted is 34.5oz. The GUNNER barrel has a great rep, but I'd like something just a bit heavier profile than that. Sort of a 'medium fluted' I guess. Hrrrrm. I dunno. Might just go with the GUNNER and give it a try to see how I like it. I would just get the heavy fluted, but 34.5oz is pretty hefty for this kind of build. Decisions decisions! ***edit*** I was browsing the PWD and comparing the weight of the Faxon heavy fluted vs some of the HBARs out there...and 34.5oz is a damn good weight by comparison. Think I'll go with that option.
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@RogueNathan
Any updates? Looks like you guys have been very very busy judging by the release of the new match line, but we need enhanced upper receivers to put our future match barrels in!!!! Specifically the 9" gunner profile 300 blackout and the 18" gunner profile 6.5 barrels that I know you guys are hiding 
Also, I'm going to need you guys to start making lower receivers please. |
Guess I'll just have to shoot my regular fluted hbar out so I can upgrade. Still gonna need an upper and carrier in any event...
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@RogueNathan Any updates? Looks like you guys have been very very busy judging by the release of the new match line, but we need enhanced upper receivers to put our future match barrels in!!!! Specifically the 9" gunner profile 300 blackout and the 18" gunner profile 6.5 barrels that I know you guys are hiding
Also, I'm going to need you guys to start making lower receivers, please. We deny any knowledge of those parts but agree that they would be some awesome barrels. |
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Yeah, where are the carriers without bolts? I bought a bolt with my bbl thinking "np, I'll just buy a carrier later when they are available." Hopefully they will be back.  :-( We, as you know, have been following essentially the same path here, and both made the call to go ahead and buy the matched bolt to get the stripped carrier down the road... |
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yeah, it's starting to look like the only option will be to buy a complete BCG and use the bolt from it as a backup part? As for selling stripped BCG's again, @RogueNathan any answers? |
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Starting to wonder what's up. If Faxon isn't going to sell carriers separately anymore, I'm fine with it...I can always use a spare bolt (just gonna buy a complete one)....but I need the enhanced upper. Any idea what the hold up is @RogueNathan ?? They are out at anodizing and should be no more than a couple of weeks. We will have separate bolt carriers again. Taking some time to get those systems in place. |
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We hunted (and found) a new lapping process for the inside of the receivers to make them butter smooth. Have to make sure they are "enhanced"! They are out at anodizing and should be no more than a couple of weeks. We will have separate bolt carriers again. Taking some time to get those systems in place.
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Now that's good news! Nice to know that when I get one it'll be the latest and greatest. |
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Me too. I'm in for one once they roll out, I already moved on a couple nitride BCG's that I'll use for now with the matched bolt, and can rotate out for spares if I find myself in the mood for an enhanced BCG down the road. But I'm seriously in need of one enhanced upper.... maybe two if I can swing the cost. |
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must...finish....(cough)....DMR...(couch, hack)...build. Must...  Any luck finding one yet? I'm striking out, but I did notice Faxon has changed the stocking on their site to remove the "complete" upper kit and now only shows the stripped kit. Hopefully that means somebody is updating to list the complete kit back in stock... one can only hope |
| no, but I haven't really been looking all over the www either. I have a 'alert me when it's back in stock' thingy on the Faxon homepage...I usually just order everything from them direct, and planned to do that again in this case. Hopefully not ALL of them went to distributors... |
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checked brownells, Midway, primary, and ranier and am not seeing any uppers at all...so I'm not sure who the distributors are. I'm sure there is a list on the faxon site...hmmmm...
speaking of the Faxon site, I see the enhanced upper there...was it not on the www at some point? |
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checked brownells, Midway, primary, and ranier and am not seeing any uppers at all...so I'm not sure who the distributors are. I'm sure there is a list on the faxon site...hmmmm... speaking of the Faxon site, I see the enhanced upper there...was it not on the www at some point? |
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x eleventy trillion. @roguenathan take my money!!!!  It looks like they aren't gonna get there in time for the sale, however, OpticsPlanet has them for $75/$100 (Stripped/Complete kit), plus 10% off with LDAY code. I just got two at $179 and change, shipped. With shipping estimated at one to two weeks. Optics Planet Direct Link |
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@jekbrown It looks like they aren't gonna get there in time for the sale, however, OpticsPlanet has them for $75/$100 (Stripped/Complete kit), plus 10% off with LDAY code. I just got two at $179 and change, shipped. With shipping estimated at one to two weeks. Optics Planet Direct Link Quoted:
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x eleventy trillion. @roguenathan take my money!!!! It looks like they aren't gonna get there in time for the sale, however, OpticsPlanet has them for $75/$100 (Stripped/Complete kit), plus 10% off with LDAY code. I just got two at $179 and change, shipped. With shipping estimated at one to two weeks. Optics Planet Direct Link 
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Yeah, we're starting to approach Magpul UBR 2 levels of delays here. It's definitely a bummer. It's there only part left to buy for my DMR build.
The strangest thing about it is that everyone says that gun sales are way down post election... You would think that would help get product back in stock, and yet here we are. |
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Yeah, we're starting to approach Magpul UBR 2 levels of delays here. It's definitely a bummer. It's there only part left to buy for my DMR build. 
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