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Thread: Colt Lower Receiver Flaw

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Instead of contacting Colt, go back to where you bought the weapon and have them address the issue. Tell them you want another carbine.
    This is exactly what I would do.

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    Tell them they can send it anyplace they want, but you still want a new carbine. It's that simple.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kyohte View Post
    They said they would send it to Colt. And just to re-iterate, this isn't a slight against Colt in any way, shape, or form. This seems like a one in a million occurance.



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    I would def want a new lower, that said its just cosmetic. I would let the dealer deal with Colt and get them to give you a new rifle.
    Last edited by sinlessorrow; 09-09-12 at 18:52.
    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Colt builds War Horses, not show ponies.
    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    This is 2012. The world is going to end this December and people are still trying to debate the merits of piece of shit, cost cutting crap AR's. Really?

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    Sounds like you need a new Gundealer! If they can't do a one for one- they'd not get my buisness again!

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    You need to inform Colt. How else will they know they have some issues in either the anodizing or QA/QC departments. All the big talk about "run it as is" and crap like that won't fix the problem. Bad workmanship is the same regardless of the rollmark.

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    Take it back to the dealer - he's going to have an easier time getting Colt to fix it than you are.

    If it was DD, I'd say call DD, but Colt's customer service is notoriously slow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    Tell them they can send it anyplace they want, but you still want a new carbine. It's that simple.
    The only thing they would do is send it to Colt, on their dime. Since I was there, I let them do it, but I put up a big arguement. The store manager wasn't in, but will be receiving a phone call from me on Tuesday when they get in. I had a check all ready to pay my credit card for this and now I'm thinking of putting a dispute on it, because I'm not paying for a gun I don't have.

    For what it's worth, the store is Sportsman's Warehouse. I wouldn't have gone their, but I got it at a good deal with all the promotions they do. I won't be going back their except to pick up my rifle that they owe me and then never going back again. I made that very clear.

    Feel free to close this topic, unless anyone is interested in what happens trying to get it back.

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    I was going to suggest you put the matter in dispute. The gun is faulty out of the box and they have an obligation at least in my mind to replace the gun. Their policy may contradict this which will work against you but the you are the credit card company's customer which will work for you. Putting the item in dispute will cost you nothing but will cost them a fee and time and aggravation which the deserve. My understanding is that Colt will take a couple of coon's ages to fix it and get it back to whomever. You might want to wait a couple or three weeks before putting it in dispute but you need to make sure to have it in dispute before your dispute rights expire in 60 days. I had a similar experience with Ruger a couple of decades ago. I bought a Security Six that had no firing pin retracting spring, the gun was hard to cock after firing as the cylinder had to cam the firing pin out of the primer. The dealer sent it back to Ruger and a couple of months later it came back with the firing pin return spring in a plastic bag, uninstalled. The dealer gave me a new gun from his stock that day.
    Last edited by Suwannee Tim; 09-09-12 at 20:47.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suwannee Tim View Post
    My understanding is that Colt will take a couple of coon's ages to fix it and get it back to whomever.
    This was my fear. And if it goes in to dispute and they let it go, I'd just go somewhere else and get a rifle; it's not like they're scarce right now. Regardless, I will also be hounding them frequently about getting it back (Sportsman's that is).
    Last edited by Kyohte; 09-09-12 at 20:35.

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    Even though the flake you see is cosmetic the process was compromised and you might have similar surface irregularities in areas that are important. If it was a scratch I would follow the suggestions above and apply Aluma Black. I hope they are up front, respectful to the customer and replace at POS for your trouble.
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