Famae SG 542 paint chipping away around ejection port

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I put about 100 rounds through my SG 542 and behind the ejection port, the black paint has cipped away leaving a chunk of bare metal exposed. I emailed ERE systems and they informed me this was normal on the Famae's and the SIG's.
Can any owners on here confirm this? If so....what remedies can be used to control this. A little disappointed that a $3000 rifle is painted and not blued on the exterior.
 
Completely normal. All of them do it. Even looking at lightly used lnes on the EE will show the chips. They might sell for $3k but in no way are they worth that much.

That said, I do miss the one I sold
 
Both the SG540/542 and the SG550 series of rifles use the ejection post as part of the ejection sequence. This chips the paint they are finished with. All of the guns in question are phosphated prior to painting. A common means to reduce the damage to the finish is to apply a small piece of velcro with an adhesive backing to the area in question.
 
Electrical tape will work, but a small rectangular piece of self-adhesive velcro is better. Seems to cut down on the brass dents as well- for those of us who reload.
 
JeffFromCanada said:
They might sell for $3k but in no way are they worth that much.
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Truer words were never spoken.

Many current retailers have dropped pricing dramatically. The going rate is now $2399 and will probably fall further. As the oil patch activity dries up, the "black rifle tax" pricing strategies from the importers are looking less viable and prices are settling out at a much more modest/realistic mark-up on a few of the higher-priced cool-factor guns. I don't think we've seen the market bottom out yet, either.

There is absolutely 0% chance that FAMAE is selling these gun in the $2000/unit range. Someone made out very well by taxing the early adopters - just this man's opinion. I don't think it was the point of sale retailers, either.
 
Claven2 said:
There is absolutely 0% chance that FAMAE is selling these gun in the $2000/unit range. Someone made out very well by taxing the early adopters - just this man's opinion. I don't think it was the point of sale retailers, either.
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I think that pricing, in addition to being pre-oil crash, was feasible because of the Swiss Arms prohibition. With SAs back on the market, the FAMAE cannot compete at its previous price point.
 
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