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Thread: I know current Oly rifles are crap... but what about their barrels?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SV650Squid View Post
    Olympic *IS* making rifles for the USAF now...






    So much WTF in that pic...
    Real tough looking with your fly down!!! HAHAHHAAHA!!!

    Rare when a tech thread leads to an expansion of my ignore list, but this thread delivers.

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    As I mentioned, I don't own a 5.56 reamer. How much would I expect to spend on having reaming done by a competent gunsmith?

    As I mentioned, the price is attractive as is the construction.

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    I've been in carbine classes with Oly guns. Fairly demanding classes on both shooter and gun. Have yet to see an Oly finish. Granted, fairly small sample on which to base an opinion.

    However, I have been in the Oly plant and seen all the production lines. I cannot provide any endorsement based on that experience. It would make an interesting walk through for a DRE expert.

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    ok.
    i started this life with nothing.....kept most of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by peabody View Post
    bad ? never heard of a ''bad'' ar.


    some of my buddys LOVE their oly's .. wouldn't give them up for anything.

    i dont own a oly, but if someone was to give me one . i'ed take it.

    olys are very accurate.
    You have not been here very long have you? OLYS suck. I rode that horse a long time ago. So many things were wrong with the rifle. First off the free floated hanguard was not secured from the factory. It was loose and could be turned by hand. The bi pod stud was drilled 20 degrees off center, the chamber was bad and bulged cases on even the lightest factory .223 ammo. It shot 1.5 moa and it was a 24 inch match gun. I sent the gun back and it took 18 months for them to put a new barrel on it. I had to threaten legal action. They finally sent the gun back repaired. They lied several times before then saying the gun was in the mail, it was going to be done any time etc. Then once I got it back the set trigger started to double. They would not fix it. I ended up putting a JP in it. I sold that gun at a huge loss and will never own another oly piece of S#@t again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by E53001 View Post
    they got the hint and switched to making only non firing replicas now ??
    Yea because their first ones were dangerous as they would actually sometimes fire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by peabody View Post
    lol... ok.

    if you say so.


    peabody
    it isnt him saying so, or me saying so, or any other single person saying so. Its a vast amount of experience saying so, ignore it if you want, your money and life.
    Dont sweat the small stuff.


    If youre not taking fire, its all small stuff.

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    Ahhh, it's not worth the risk to save a few bucks, even for a utility gun.

    Thanks for the input, people!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HeavyDuty View Post
    Are their barrels as bad as the completed rifles? They make a 416 stainless LW 16" that looks interesting for the price.
    Typically speaking, Oly only uses the cheapest barrel steel available (specifically on the CM side).

    I don't know about their SS barrels.


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    Quote Originally Posted by peabody View Post
    bad ? never heard of a ''bad'' ar.


    some of my buddys LOVE their oly's .. wouldn't give them up for anything.

    i dont own a oly, but if someone was to give me one . i'ed take it.

    olys are very accurate.
    Most people that love their Oly's have never owned any other AR so really don't know any better.

    Oly AR's typically have .223 chambers so they SHOULD shoot better than AR's with 556 NATO chambers.

    .223 chambers are great for shooting paper and varmints, but not so good for high round count type activities (like training).


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