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In the original post I mention that the brass removed from the chamber was 5.56.You own any .300 blackout?
Yea, send all the evidence to us so we can avoid a lawsuit, after it mysteriously gets lost when we never received it.They just got back to me.View attachment 1429595
Um…no. I spent my career in the consumer rights/customer service dept of a major consumer electronics company. We did ask to see any device and made ABSOLUTELY certain to never lose anything a customer ever sent in. "Accidentally" losing anything a customer sent in was tantamount to admitting fault and giving the customer a golden ticket to win any claims. We had postal inspectors searching desperately for packages the USPS lost more than once.Yea, send all the evidence to us so we can avoid a lawsuit, after it mysteriously gets lost when we never received it.
Ahh.... that's where your 1500rds of PMC classified listing came from. "New upper fund".I guess as an update. PMC gave me 1500 rounds of replacement ammo. Geissele gave me a brand new REBCG even though it was bad ammo. Criterion offered to replace my barrel and did.
Nice to see those brands doing you solid even when it wasn't their fault. Very cool.I guess as an update. PMC gave me 1500 rounds of replacement ammo. Geissele gave me a brand new REBCG even though it was bad ammo. Criterion offered to replace my barrel and did.
In the original post I mention that the brass removed from the chamber was 5.56.
That all sounds great, really. All manufacturers seemed to step way up to help out. That's awesome. Glad nobody was hurt, and that everybody stepped up to the plate to help out.I guess as an update. PMC gave me 1500 rounds of replacement ammo. Geissele gave me a brand new REBCG even though it was bad ammo. Criterion offered to replace my barrel and did.
Good that everyone manned up. Sounds like a bad lot or potential missed recall? Regardless, whatever semi rifle you use, make sure to check disconnect function. Out of battery ignition, like unsupported chambers, is a universal bad thing. Combining parts from several manufacturers 'may' increase the likelihood.I guess as an update. PMC gave me 1500 rounds of replacement ammo. Geissele gave me a brand new REBCG even though it was bad ammo. Criterion offered to replace my barrel and did.
IMHO there is a massive difference between a defective electronic component and a firearm mishap.Um…no. I spent my career in the consumer rights/customer service dept of a major consumer electronics company. We did ask to see any device and made ABSOLUTELY certain to never lose anything a customer ever sent in. "Accidentally" losing anything a customer sent in was tantamount to admitting fault and giving the customer a golden ticket to win any claims. We had postal inspectors searching desperately for packages the USPS lost more than once.
The truth in this statement is hard to dispute. Like the difference between being in a typical car accident vs. an airplane crash. Yes, there are some pretty terrible car wrecks, but so many more that are walk-aways. Plane crashes, I'd guess that the fatality per accident rate in those is much higher statistically than ground vehicles. It's just the difference in the nature of the two forms of travel.IMHO there is a massive difference between a defective electronic component and a firearm mishap.
Liability for defective consumer electronic components is small.
Liability for a firearm injury can be in the millions.
I dump ammo in plastic ammo cans, thousands of rounds of mixed manufacturers and various decades of production. I like to live on the edgeDang. I guess I need to check the lot numbers on all my PMC. This is why you save the factory boxes the ammo came in.
How damaged was the receiverFortunately no the AR did what it was designed to do and failed safely blowing all debris away from the shooter.
We dealt with 2 or 3 fatalities annually - generally from fires or electrocution. In general I'd say the potential risk from consumer electronics is much higher than you'd see in the firearms world. A li-po battery failure can easily cause a house fire that would destroy an entire building - just take a look at the double digit fatalities in New York City from e-bike battery fires. Failure in a firearm may injure the shooter and possibly a few bystanders.IMHO there is a massive difference between a defective electronic component and a firearm mishap.
Liability for defective consumer electronic components is small.
Liability for a firearm injury can be in the millions.
Even if there was not physical harm, there might be psychological trauma that never goes away. I would argue this in a courtroom.
As a result, PMC might go the way of Remington.
There are times when mistakes/failures are not an option. Especially when customers are trusting an ammo manufacturer with their life.