Originally Posted by
LMT42
I'm not sure if LMT is slipping in the QC area or if this is a case of people piling on. It seems to me that LMT screwed up by not publicizing their switch to MIM gas keys. If MIM is better, or "as good", they should have marketed it that way. Plus, I hear they quit chrome lining the keys. By making the change without advertising it, they left the door open to conjuncture and speculation that it was a cost cutting measure for increased profits. As far as QC, I saw a post on the other site that showed clear pictures of cracking where the key was staked. I believe two different keys were photographed and several other posters claimed to have cracking around the staking. I would think this would be cause for concern. (If anyone calls BS I'll have to spend two days looking for the thread, but I will follow up and link to it.)