Most gun stocks are made from wood that was dried considerably. Because of such I doubt themal expansion plays any role. I think they break during the installation process or just from normal use and forces. Considering the distance from the pins to the stocks fulcrum to the end on the buttstock and the amount of material surrounding the pins, i can suspect it wouldnt take much force to cause a crack.
IN-STOCK: All-New TYPE 81 SR
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Most gun stocks are made from wood that was dried considerably. Because of such I doubt themal expansion plays any role. I think they break during the installation process or just from normal use and forces. Considering the distance from the pins to the stocks fulcrum to the end on the buttstock and the amount of material surrounding the pins, i can suspect it wouldnt take much force to cause a crack.
Quite disappointed by TI here! I emailed them asking to return it. I don’t want it to break on me while I’m out shooting, or hunting and don’t want to risk it. Doubt they’ll accept a return, but 2 years down the line when it inevitably breaks on me I doubt they’ll service it either.
I missed the boat to get an SR type 81 but after seeing the failed design of the stock,i dont really regret. I am looking to get an SR when the next batch will come if the factory come with a better design. For now i stick with the standard LMG.
My experience with T.I. is they are pretty good with customer service, it's unfortunate for them that they downplayed the bad design a bit by suggesting that it went through extensive stress testing etc in China, and also suggesting less then 1% failure in the first month or so of roll out.
exactly what i thought ...
Agreed. They already reached out to me. They offered to replace the rifle or provide a new improved stock when available. I opted for a rifle since they are not sure how long it will take to get the stock. Although there is a design flaw, the customer service is excellent.
thanks for posting.
lol at the 1% . yup, looks like more coming.
Well, I guess you can add me to the "1%" of owners with a cracked stock, never fired.
My guess is that a lot more than 1% are cracked - owners just haven't checked yet.
Lol all this stock cracking talk.. mine has been sitting in the safe unfired since the day I unboxed it. This post inspired me to pull the cover off and take a closer look. And yup its cracked. Fractured about a quarter of the way across from the upper pin left side..
I have about 300 down range with mine now. Put screw and washer in day one. Still all is well. I have had email convos on a few occasions with TA and one phone call. Mine came with a pretty good gas block cant and they offered to replace the rifle. Everything else lined up nice on the gun so i decided to stick with this one and see how she runs instead of something unknown as a replacement. TA customer support was above and beyond so i have no issues there. Good bunch. Ya there is a stock issue. We know that. But lets focus on the good.
I had it out with my LMG today. The way the sr is setup sure makes it a nice rifle to shoot. Recoil pulse for me is much better than the lmg. Much easier to follow up. Trigger feels better as well. I adjusted the screw so there was a bit of slack after she breaks. Shooting them back to back its noticeable in a good way. Both were scoped and average groups back to back with same ammo, same rest, same hold, same shot pace the SR was tighter and more consistent over the course of fire today. Zero complaints and joy to shoot cant wait to take it out further and see if handloads can improve things.
Here is back to back 10 shot groups with Chinese copper wash surp 100M. Wasn't really taking my time either
I'm happy with that.
I had it out with my LMG today. The way the sr is setup sure makes it a nice rifle to shoot. Recoil pulse for me is much better than the lmg. Much easier to follow up. Trigger feels better as well. I adjusted the screw so there was a bit of slack after she breaks. Shooting them back to back its noticeable in a good way. Both were scoped and average groups back to back with same ammo, same rest, same hold, same shot pace the SR was tighter and more consistent over the course of fire today. Zero complaints and joy to shoot cant wait to take it out further and see if handloads can improve things.
Here is back to back 10 shot groups with Chinese copper wash surp 100M. Wasn't really taking my time either
I'm happy with that.
Turns out this happened to me too.
The gun arrived a while ago, heard about the stock cracking but never checked mine closely. Just held it, felt good, thought I would be lucky.
Just brought the Type 81 SR to the range. Open the trunk, the stock was already cracked. Btw I never did the modification with the screw.
The whole gun fall off the stock.
First time posting image, not sure if I post the image correctly.
The gun arrived a while ago, heard about the stock cracking but never checked mine closely. Just held it, felt good, thought I would be lucky.
Just brought the Type 81 SR to the range. Open the trunk, the stock was already cracked. Btw I never did the modification with the screw.
The whole gun fall off the stock.
First time posting image, not sure if I post the image correctly.
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I’m hearing there is a 3% restocking fee, plus they do not pay for shipping labels, and there’s more fees they take Lol. Sold us all cheap and defective products, and they do not want to make up for it. Shipped to Toronto with accessories it costs me more than $2500 and I can’t even go to the range or crown land without worry of it cracking on me. If someone were to have an accident, TI will be in much deeper trouble. Lets get Trudeau out of here so we can get our good guns back.
