Can't say I agree 100% my friend. Sure said parts can still run flawlessly but it can also be indicative of poor workmanship, rushed production, bad QC. My NEA's had finished/worksmanship like that. A quarter of them didn't have any issues, the rest had significant ones right out of the box. Parts are a reflection of the gun IMO.
The item in the picture in question doesn't appear thoroughly made to me but I suppose time will tell.
Warranty wise I had great Warranty service direct from Keltec. When I was told I had to now deal directly with the single warranty depo out west my turn around went from 2 weeks to 6 or 7 months with next to no comms. Hopefully M+M doesn't mimic that.
Overall looks wise I gotta admit the 10X looks pretty awesome. The DMR components are still killing me.
It all depends where the machining marks are, if they are on a friction/wear surface that's bad but if it's just on the side of the carrier where nothing is touching it during cycling then it make zero difference.
Look at the APC, that is a $4000 retail rifle and guys were posting pics with machining marks all over the parts, as long as the important surfaces are finished properly it's just saving them money by not wasting time polishing something that does nothing.
As for warranty, even if M+M does have good customer service and takes care of it's US customers that means nothing here since most parts will have to go through the importer to make it across the border.
The M10x looks decent but it's still being made by a company run by a douchebag and imported by a company with a less than stellar reputation for customer service once they have your money.
I was almost onboard at $1500 then the drama started and the owner made some comments that disgusted me, then the price jumped $500 just to have an inch and a half more barrel and a DMR safety and I'd had enough. I can't justify $2000 for a x39 bullet hose from a company with no history that's run by an assclown.
I predict this rifle to sell a few units at $2000 then we'll get the range reports and find out about the problems with it and the price will be $1500 within 18 months, then they still won't sell too many and it will be another page in CGN history. I hope I'm wrong for the sake of the guys who are buying one but to me it's just too much money to throw at a rifle that I'm buying so I can shoot the cheapest ammo I can find. DMR and x39 in the same description of a rifle should raise a few flags, simple marketing ploy to fool the fools. I wouldn't expect anything better than 4-6 moa from this rifle, time will tell.
And live unhappily ever after with your 40-year old design that doesn't even mount optics. In the case of the T81 you can have a bent receiver, hand-ground bolt fitment, and mismatched furniture at no extra cost, with delivery scheduled some time in the next calendar year. With the CZ you get to play the odds for a "Gremlin" gun. Yeah, T81 or VZ/CZ for the win over the M10X for sure..... NOT!!
Ho hum, just another M10X troll. Move along, nothing to see here....
How do you know the M10x won't be the same? Until these are in Canada and in customers hands they are simply vaporware, no one really knows anything.
I'm anxiously waiting for your range report though, I won't be buying one but it's still another NR option on the market and a good thing for our community.