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settingsuns

11-11-22, 07:41

Anyone have one/shoot one and if so, how do you like it?

17K

11-11-22, 08:11

The ones with the Daniel Defense barrels were badass.

I would stay far away from a Geissele barrel.

Wake27

11-11-22, 08:45

The ones with the Daniel Defense barrels were badass.

I would stay far away from a Geissele barrel.

I’d agree. I had the DD one and it was solid but I hate gov barrels so I sold it and had someone build me one with a BCM ELW barrel and smaller gas block.

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matt33

11-13-22, 10:59

DoubleW

11-13-22, 14:13

I have a recent production 14.5 URGI upper, I really like it. Geissele went back to mag phosphate finishing on their own CHF 14.5" barrel, mine shoots pretty good. The new G BCG is the nicest I've use, and I run a Surefire Socom can, so the SF 4 prong flash hider is nice to have included. The Airborn charging handle is also my favorite CH.

Geissele gets shit on a lot, but I've had great experiences with their products.

I own 3 Super Duty rifles (10.3” & two 16” guns). They all work just fine and I shoot them very often (weekly). Are there documented issues with some Geissele barrels? Yes! There sure are. But how many? 10? 20? Let’s say 50. How many barrels and uppers have they produced? Probably thousands at this point. Point is, they are capable of making an excellent product so I don’t really understand these blanket statements of avoid Geissele barrels at all cost. Any new manufacturer is going to have issues, especially right out of the gate. I’m completely satisfied with my Geissele guns and will definitely buy more in the future.

VIP3R 237

11-13-22, 15:25

I’ve had a DD barreled one for a few years now and it has been phenomenal. It’s been stupid accurate and stubbornly reliable. I can’t say enough good about it and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a higher end upper.

Wake27

11-13-22, 15:38

I own 3 Super Duty rifles (10.3” & two 16” guns). They all work just fine and I shoot them very often (weekly). Are there documented issues with some Geissele barrels? Yes! There sure are. But how many? 10? 20? Let’s say 50. How many barrels and uppers have they produced? Probably thousands at this point. Point is, they are capable of making an excellent product so I don’t really understand these blanket statements of avoid Geissele barrels at all cost. Any new manufacturer is going to have issues, especially right out of the gate. I’m completely satisfied with my Geissele guns and will definitely buy more in the future.

Not the same man. They had literal months where huge amounts of guns sold had the same issues and then around the same timeframe their stand alone barrels had separate issues. This was after they had found a winning formula for their uppers so it wasn’t them having issues right out of the gate. And this is all on top of reports through multiple channels of issues with T&E and/or contract guns at organizational levels.

I’m a big G fan, have continued buying after the issue I had with my SD, and will continue buying into the future but to say this was a small issue is greatly downplaying it. If nothing else, it exposed a severe lack of QA/QC that a factory test fire would’ve caught.

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vicious_cb

11-13-22, 18:13

Not the same man. They had literal months where huge amounts of guns sold had the same issues and then around the same timeframe their stand alone barrels had separate issues. This was after they had found a winning formula for their uppers so it wasn’t them having issues right out of the gate. And this is all on top of reports through multiple channels of issues with T&E and/or contract guns at organizational levels.

I’m a big G fan, have continued buying after the issue I had with my SD, and will continue buying into the future but to say this was a small issue is greatly downplaying it. If nothing else, it exposed a severe lack of QA/QC that a factory test fire would’ve caught.

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Yep all my triggers have a G on them but I won't be touching Geissele uppers or barrels with a 10ft pole.

Spatten

11-17-22, 15:04

Yep all my triggers have a G on them but I won't be touching Geissele uppers or barrels with a 10ft pole.

Unfortunately, I have to agree. I went so far as to sell off my geissele rails. I am keeping the triggers I already have, but I highly doubt I will be purchasing anything else from G in the future.

trauma

11-17-22, 23:28

G needs to pump the brakes on the price increases.

TMS951

11-18-22, 06:14

G needs to pump the brakes on the price increases.

I’ve noticed recently the rails are through the roof on prices. I’ve cooled down on buying so I don’t track these things as much any more but wow.

That said I still only buy G stuff if it’s 30% off or more. It’s on sale all the time

mack7.62

11-18-22, 07:46

I still don't understand why Geisselle felt the need to get into the barrel making business but it was a huge mistake. I suspect price increases are to cover losses from that side of the business.

matt33

11-18-22, 10:40

I know Geissele gets shit on a lot, but the G barrel in my recent production URGI 14.5 upper looks extremely nice inside, using a bore scope. It shoots 77 SMk's into pretty small group's, ejection and feeding is perfect, gassing seems onpoint. I mounted mine on an LMT Mars lower, it is my go to rifle.

They've definitely had some growing pains, but their triggers are the best in the business, I really like their rails and Airborne CH, and their complete rifles are actually a really good value during holiday sales as compared to other high end AR companies.