
Originally Posted by
Xrob
I called Windham and found that the upper is NOT over gassed, it has the same diameter port as a 16" Colt, .063.
You are putting out bad/in-correct info about Windham and probably BM. Not cool man.
Windham is actually putting out very nice guns that are on Par or Better than the other high end AR rifles, they're QC is impressive, I have researched it plenty, go see for yourself.
Also, if it was over gassed, that would help the short stroke issue.
But I do appreciate your input.
How many gas ports have you measured? Have you actually measured the one on your gun? The commercial grade manufacturers like Windham (who is Bushmaster all over again) are notorious for putting out bad info about their rifles, intentionally or otherwise.
Not sure if you meant to type what you did in your last sentence, but yes, over-gassing would help the short stroke issue. Hence, my reasoning as to why you didn't have issues running the low pressured ammo in your Windham gun.
Please quantify what you found in your research that lead you to make the bold/italic statement. I'll tell you on the front end that fit and finish don't count towards a properly-functioning AR.
I'm not trying to pick on you or your weapon, but step back and take a look at the situation objectively:
You own a Windham, therefore you are likely to defend it. You're already "invested" in your purchase emotionally.
Those of us that have knowledge of such things and have been around AR's for awhile know the sort of games that these manufacturers play and can tell you the facts from experience as to why certain manufacturers are more highly regarded than others. It has nothing to do with the name. Another example of such mis-leading info from manufacturers in with regard to chamber spec. Bushmaster was notorious for marking their barrels "BMP 5.56" Guess what, the barrels were MPI'd @ a few per batch, not every barrel. Also, their chambers weren't 5.56 as revealed by a chamber reamer.
So, I'd caution you against blindly believing what a manufacturer tells you on the telephone.
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