To those T97NSR owners with a barrel "gouge"
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We've been sold out for over a week now, so I don't think the retailers had a chance to find out until this week. It's the kind of thing that's unfortunate to see, but also nice that it will be dealt with, and more importantly it's not the kind of mistake that's likely to be repeated twice.
I'm guessing that it was always there, but wasn't visible when everything was all shiny and whatnot. Fill it with crud, and voila!
Not even an issue? Take a chrome metal bumper on a car, chip off a spot with a screwdriver and go back in two months and look at that spot, go back in two years look at that spot and see what happens. Corrosion… Like cancer, spreading corrosion. The rust spreads, chip gets larger and the chrome peels off the bumper. Just say'n, it is an issue.
Yes, because everyone runs sal####er through their barrels and leaves them uncleaned for days to weeks. Also nobody leaves any amount of oil in their barrel and the P in CLP stands for pitted barrel.
I appreciate North Sylva going to the effort to rectify and understanably disappointing defect, but seriously, some people are making a much bigger deal of this than it actually is .
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it would be nice if they got us effected hooked up with decent barrels or a new gun
This is exactly what I thought of as well.
Some guys are reporting the gouges showing up only after firing rounds through the barrel. Is this from the initial damaged chrome flaking off or from a small spot that wasn't visible before getting bigger because the chrome is now flaking off from wear.
Do we know when they electroplate the barrel, i.e. before or after drilling?
Your scenario would apply if they electroplate before drilling the hole...
Or that gouge started become visible after shooting, due to powder residue, etc...
yeah that was my thread that got locked.. cuz some anti china a - hole who didn't even own a t97 rubbing it in about how bad t97s are and made no contributions to the discussion, i guess he got the best of me and boom thread lock
let's not stir the nest again and keep on track
I got my rifle replaced by the dealer, who sent me a brand new rifle and the new one has the "gouge" too but I've come to live with it and I commend the dealer for trying so hard
I now believe that every rifle has this gouge, and those that claim they don't have it may just not be seeing it
if you look down the gas port cleaning hole from the top, and then shine a flashlight through the muzzle end, you will see the black shadow from the pit there
let's not stir the nest again and keep on track
I got my rifle replaced by the dealer, who sent me a brand new rifle and the new one has the "gouge" too but I've come to live with it and I commend the dealer for trying so hard
I now believe that every rifle has this gouge, and those that claim they don't have it may just not be seeing it
if you look down the gas port cleaning hole from the top, and then shine a flashlight through the muzzle end, you will see the black shadow from the pit there
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That's hardly an apt comparison.
I checked mine after about 160 rounds. I've put another 80 thru it since. I'll check again when I do another thorough cleaning, but I'm really not concerned as long as it shoots well...as it does now. I can't see it ever rusting given that I clean and oil it regularly.
Just checked mine with bore scope, absolutely clear. PM with serial number on the way...
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