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    QD forever ruined

    Today I had my rifle hit the ground. QD failed. Big time. Now, I understand the whole "Tool" mindset. But hearing & seeing my rifle hit the deck & bounce, crash, & clank.....

    It sucked. It was horrible.

    The QD attachments manufacturer shall not be named. Yet. Im currently awaiting response from their CS. Something is defective here. Either the QD swivel or mount. I could grab the sling & yank it out by hand. Not sure what is to blame.

    But one thing is clear. I will NEVER, EVER, trust QD anything ever again.

    Its been tainted. I don't care whom, what, or why. This attachment device has been forever ruined for me.

    I would like to make this thread, as a chance to promote & give praise to the manufacturer, in regards to their customer service. So.......

    Lets proceed.

    (7-5-13)
    Sent manufacturer e-mail about refund or exchange on defective product.
    Clay....Bill Clay.

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    I had a bad cheeseburger once.

    I gave up cheeseburgers ever since

    Sounds like you should forsake the manufacturer rather than the method?

    Pictures of said failure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kantstudien View Post
    I had a bad cheeseburger once.

    I gave up cheeseburgers ever since

    Sounds like you should forsake the manufacturer rather than the method?

    Pictures of said failure?
    Thats a wonderful analogy. However irrational it may seem, I'm not utilising QD ever again.

    The failure. What do you want a picture of? The rifle laying in the dirt?

    Seriously though, nothing appears out the ordinary in regards to the parts.
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    If it happened to me personally, I more than likely wouldn't use QD again either so I get where you are coming from.

    But obviously something is out of spec since the result was rifle on the ground when you didn't want it there. So the swivel is out of spec, stock is out of spec, QD attachment hole is out of spec, etc.

    Take a pic of the setup and close up of where the QD failed.

    But that may out the MFG so it's up to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kantstudien View Post
    If it happened to me personally, I more than likely wouldn't use QD again either so I get where you are coming from.

    But obviously something is out of spec since the result was rifle on the ground when you didn't want it there. So the swivel is out of spec, stock is out of spec, QD attachment hole is out of spec, etc.

    Take a pic of the setup and close up of where the QD failed.

    But that may out the MFG so it's up to you.
    If I was to take a picture it would give it away. And I assure you, nothing looks out of the ordinary. I love pictures, and I would absolutely share pictures if something looked jacked up & would not reveal the identity. You guys are way to astute. But it looks normal.

    It's a brand that is not as popular. But IMO they make killer stuff.
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    You should have listened to Mark..

    Is anything actually messed up on your AR or just some cosmetic scratches? I understand where your coming from but the whole QD failure is a known issue and people use at their own risk. Personally my AR could use some hitting the deck, it would make it look better. If its not internally messed, which I doubt happening from a detach and fling, I would just keep on moving and chalk it up to character. There are some other ways to do have QD attachments without using the male /female socket, I am using the Paraclip attachment on my 870 to attach a VCAS and it's a pretty solid setup. You may want to look into using them and you can get rail attachments for them in case you are having a mounting issue.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Blak1508 View Post
    You should have listened to Mark..

    Is anything actually messed up on your AR or just some cosmetic scratches? I understand where your coming from but the whole QD failure is a known issue and people use at their own risk. Personally my AR could use some hitting the deck, it would make it look better. If its not internally messed, which I doubt happening from a detach and fling, I would just keep on moving and chalk it up to character. There are some other ways to do have QD attachments without using the male /female socket, I am using the Paraclip attachment on my 870 to attach a VCAS and it's a pretty solid setup. You may want to look into using them and you can get rail attachments for them in case you are having a mounting issue.
    Oh, I don't mind scratches. The rifle hit receiver extension/stock first. The weakest area.

    I don't think anything is messed up. I looked it over, seems fine. It just sounded UGLY. It was worse than nails on a chalkboard. The "cringe" lasted a long time, and than stayed with me throughout the evening.

    Thank you for your recommendation and advice.
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    First off, just wanna say that sucks man. PIC of damage!! Hard to say best course of action without visual. If its metal, hand-file it. Take time to smooth dented-raised gashes, and file/fold metal inward towards hole/indention. If its got some surface scrapes (like 4-5 1in shallow gouges) light/fine spot touches, fold metal back over. Ive even gottn away with flat surface2surface contact to press, raised feature down. Not perfect, but a little touch up paint blended in might yield good results...Hell just spray paint it.
    As far as QD, I'm surprised that it doesn't happen more often. Hell it looks like internal ball bearing, with mount being track race. I gather spring pressure keeps it in track.. But its still held there by a series round objects(ball bearings), held in place with multiple small moving parts. Still sucks about your boom stick.
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    Re: QD forever ruined

    Quote Originally Posted by KrampusArms View Post
    Today I had my rifle hit the ground. QD failed. Big time. Now, I understand the whole "Tool" mindset. But hearing & seeing my rifle hit the deck & bounce, crash, & clank.....

    It sucked. It was horrible.

    The QD attachments manufacturer shall not be named. Yet. Im currently awaiting response from their CS. Something is defective here. Either the QD swivel or mount. I could grab the sling & yank it out by hand. Not sure what is to blame.

    But one thing is clear. I will NEVER, EVER, trust QD anything ever again.

    Its been tainted. I don't care whom, what, or why. This attachment device has been forever ruined for me.

    I would like to make this thread, as a chance to promote & give praise to the manufacturer, in regards to their customer service. So.......

    Lets proceed.

    (7-5-13)
    Sent manufacturer e-mail about refund or exchange on defective product.
    I think you should name the manufacturer of both the swivel and the socket, otherwise what's the point?
    "I never learned from a man who agreed with me." Robert A. Heinlein

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    Welcome to the wonderful world of QD sling attachments. Do you know if it was the male or female part?

    How long have you used it or had it?

    And the weapon hitting the deck on the stock/RE shouldn't even matter.

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