Afraid my AR is poor quality

[Waylander]

I think the chrome in the barrel bore might be flaking. Does copper look like chrome under a bore scope? It shoots fine but I don’t think it will hold up to sustained fire. I usually shoot at least a box of ammo per year so the threat is real.

My AR even has a plain, slotted grip screw. How can I trust that over a combo drive screw? I’m thinking a bunch of grips must be falling right off so I’m worried. Hell, the screw may not even be made in America.

[BangBang77]

Well payed...

[markm]

The chrome flaking off adds free fragmentation in a self defense shoot. As far as the grip screw, you need the proper finish, heat treatment, and mcmaster carr part number. Otherwise... you're going to see repeated grip loss. Happens EVER day in America!

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Flaking chrome provides a 'sled' for the bullet to ride on so that it doesn't engage the rifling of the barrel which has three benefits. One, It doesn't leave tell-tale groves on the bullet so that it can't be traced back to you, and B. it allows the bullet to tumble so that it can cause wounds on scale with 9mm. It was developed by the Mossad, so I won't ask how you got it, but stop talking about it on the interwebs before the guy whose name we won't say, but starts with a 'Y' and ends in an 'I' and is really 'on' it comes to visit you.

By the way, physically block your computer webcam, that is not a sanitary use of that 'bore-scope'...

[titsonritz]

The struggle is real.

[TomMcC]

Right after my AR being a dumpster fire, I think my underwear are sub-optimal. Chaffing man, chaffing. Should I check them out with a bore scope or just wear them?

[titsonritz]

Right after my AR being a dumpster fire, I think my underwear are sub-optimal. Chaffing man, chaffing. Should I check them out with a bore scope or just wear them?

All it takes is right lube.

[TomMcC]

All it takes is right lube.

You sure lube is the right fix, I read on Reddit that baby powder is the right fix. I think we need to crank up a poll thread for this fix.

[HKGuns]

All it takes is right lube.

Canola oil?

[Waylander]

The chrome flaking off adds free fragmentation in a self defense shoot. As far as the grip screw, you need the proper finish, heat treatment, and mcmaster carr part number. Otherwise... you're going to see repeated grip loss. Happens EVER day in America!

You forgot the required nylok patch on the grip screws. And from what I’m seeing now, the screws need to be batch tested. You might find only one out of ten grip screws is actually in spec. I kid you not.