I'd like to know which warranty work was done at BCL. They are pretty forthcoming replacing even a whole rifle if needed.
BCL Siberian Review from HGG
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I'd like to know which warranty work was done at BCL. They are pretty forthcoming replacing even a whole rifle if needed.
so, you inspected the rifle after all the misfires and noted an issue with the bolt catch dragging on the bolt carrier. can i assume the rifle was like that when you received it?
do you think it was a fault with this particular rifle or do all siberians have this issue? assuming it was faulty, was it an issue with the where the bolt catch attaches to the receiver causing misalignment? or the bolt carrier where it contacts the bolt catch (ie bolt carrier riding too low on the guides for some reason)? most likely the both catch itself was faulty - from the factory? bent from use? if bent from use does it seem it would bend from normal 'enthusiastic' use or was it hammered on?
i.e., did you test a broken rifle? and do you think it was broken because bad design or because somebody tried really hard to break it?
trying to figure out if the failures are due to the gun having a lot less gas than the wk or mcr so gotta clean it more (or have the ability to turn up the gas and perhaps add a heavier spring) or due to a heavy hand throwing bolt catch out of whack.
do you think it was a fault with this particular rifle or do all siberians have this issue? assuming it was faulty, was it an issue with the where the bolt catch attaches to the receiver causing misalignment? or the bolt carrier where it contacts the bolt catch (ie bolt carrier riding too low on the guides for some reason)? most likely the both catch itself was faulty - from the factory? bent from use? if bent from use does it seem it would bend from normal 'enthusiastic' use or was it hammered on?
i.e., did you test a broken rifle? and do you think it was broken because bad design or because somebody tried really hard to break it?
trying to figure out if the failures are due to the gun having a lot less gas than the wk or mcr so gotta clean it more (or have the ability to turn up the gas and perhaps add a heavier spring) or due to a heavy hand throwing bolt catch out of whack.
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I find this comment of "did you test a broken rifle? and do you think it was broken because bad design or because somebody tried really hard to break it?" to be reoccurring and very interesting. CFET has a noted history of listing exactly the conditions they test in their reports and go along with the manufacturers recommended cleaning schedule. This gun has been back for warranty several times, so when it is sent back, it should be "fixed" right? Interesting it comes back and still has problems despite the manufacturer saying "its fixed now".
Also "hammering on" the bolt release? Are you serious? AR's use the same system and work for 10s of thousands of rounds and have no issues, the factory one seems flimsy, or at least did on the rifle I handled (Which was not the one being tested). Same with the magazine release, it was actually falling off out of the box. Ended up returning it unfired because the fitment was so off without even using the thing. The more reviews come out beyond 300 rounds, the more clear it becomes to me that I made the right move returning it.
I also find it interesting that people say it isn't being cleaned enough or properly. CFET has been cleaning it every 1000rds per manufacturer instructions. Thats like changing your oil every 2,000km because the manual says to, good for warranty, but in practice, nonsense. Any good firearm is capable of functioning perfectly without a clean that regularly, however they are doing it because it is the instructions. Yet, it still seems to have issues.
