I'm posting this here because IIRC, Wolverine Supplies is the main/only importer of RA stuff into Canada.
Yesterday I was out shooting on Canada day. Put about 150 rounds through my XCR-M before I started getting some stovepipes and various other misfeeds. Turns out the barrel screw was working its way lose. I immediately stopped shooting after finding this out.
On returning home I busted out the XCR-M manual to find out what I needed to tighten that screw up to. Turns out it's supposed to be 200 in-lbs[SUP]1[/SUP]. Well, what happened is not what was expected... I set my torque wrench to 200[SUP]2[/SUP] and went to turning. The result was the following:
So to other owners, I warn you to be wary of tightening that barrel screw to the recommended 200 in-lbs. I'm not sure exactly at what weight the screw sheared off, but I'd hazard to guess it was fairly close to that mark. Maybe my screw was just faulty, and hopefully I can get it fixed.
I have no idea how I'm going to go about getting this fixed though. I've never had to deal with the head of a screw being sheared off before. This rifle was purchased from The Shooting Edge in Calgary, I'm assuming that they got it from Wolverine Supplies and didn't import it themselves. When I purchased it they told me that the only "warranty" they had was that if something was "obviously broken" right out of the box.
@Wolverine Supplies: I've already emailed RA directly with this information. I'm trying to find out if the 200 in-lbs in the manual is incorrect or not. Is there anything you can do to help me out with this under any kind of parts warranty? Obviously this particular screw couldn't handle the stress of 200 in-lbs. Rifle was purchased September 13, 2013. 400 - 500 rounds through it.
References:
1. Screenshot of the manual, showing 200 in-lbs.
2. Picture of torque wrench setting.
Yesterday I was out shooting on Canada day. Put about 150 rounds through my XCR-M before I started getting some stovepipes and various other misfeeds. Turns out the barrel screw was working its way lose. I immediately stopped shooting after finding this out.
On returning home I busted out the XCR-M manual to find out what I needed to tighten that screw up to. Turns out it's supposed to be 200 in-lbs[SUP]1[/SUP]. Well, what happened is not what was expected... I set my torque wrench to 200[SUP]2[/SUP] and went to turning. The result was the following:
So to other owners, I warn you to be wary of tightening that barrel screw to the recommended 200 in-lbs. I'm not sure exactly at what weight the screw sheared off, but I'd hazard to guess it was fairly close to that mark. Maybe my screw was just faulty, and hopefully I can get it fixed.
I have no idea how I'm going to go about getting this fixed though. I've never had to deal with the head of a screw being sheared off before. This rifle was purchased from The Shooting Edge in Calgary, I'm assuming that they got it from Wolverine Supplies and didn't import it themselves. When I purchased it they told me that the only "warranty" they had was that if something was "obviously broken" right out of the box.
@Wolverine Supplies: I've already emailed RA directly with this information. I'm trying to find out if the 200 in-lbs in the manual is incorrect or not. Is there anything you can do to help me out with this under any kind of parts warranty? Obviously this particular screw couldn't handle the stress of 200 in-lbs. Rifle was purchased September 13, 2013. 400 - 500 rounds through it.
References:
1. Screenshot of the manual, showing 200 in-lbs.
2. Picture of torque wrench setting.