Got the trigger today. Installed it to make sure it was gtg, much nicer than the stock Noveske trigger. Then packed the hammer and my BCG up and sent it to FailZero. I'll let you know when it gets back!
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Got the trigger today. Installed it to make sure it was gtg, much nicer than the stock Noveske trigger. Then packed the hammer and my BCG up and sent it to FailZero. I'll let you know when it gets back!
Just got a call from FailZero to confirm shipping and billing. Took just under 14 business days for turnaround (which is what they quote in the FailZero forum, here).
I'm hoping it'll get here for a weekend range trip, but it's more likely to get here next week. I'll toss up a picture or two when it arrives and let you know how it performs at the range when I get a chance to go.
Got it back today!
I opened up the box and found my BCG and hammer securely packed in a cut-out, form-fitting styrofoam brick (like the pre-coated BCG/hammer combos they sell) and wrapped in about 10 layers of bubble-wrap.
I took out the BCG and thought, "gross, they shipped this all lubed up," put the BCG down and rubbed my fingers together... dry. I've felt the coating before, but I was still surprised by how much it feels lubed when it is, in fact, bone dry.
Passed a function check just fine, I'll be taking it to the range later this week or this weekend and I'll let you know how it shoots.
Now for pictures:
BCG & Hammer:
Close-up of hammer:
Close-up of gas key staking (Noveske BCG):
FailZero pre-coated BCG gas key staking:
(I had originally planned to buy a pre-coated BCG and heard that Ranier Arms properly staked the gas keys. This is what I got from them. They said they may have missed this one, since it looks just like the stock FailZero staking, but I sent it in for a refund anyways. Plus the Noveske BC is the heavier M-16 style. I believe FailZero had to remove the keys to coat the bolt carrier and, as you can see above, they clearly re-staked the keys, so I don't know why the pre-coated BCGs they sell are so poorly staked.)
Too bad they put individual orders on hold... I was getting ready to send a BCG in for them to treat.![]()
This is all recent. I emailed Tim and he said they put individual orders on hold for the time being so they can concentrate on their major contracts. Fail Zero products are still cranking out as usual. No change there. They did not want people waiting long periods for their small items to be coated. I guess I'll just have to wait it out.
Bummer. I can understand not wanting people to have to wait months on end, though. Makes me feel a little special, though.
I still need to see if they'd be willing to sit on a hammer and BCG of mine for a while.
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I am not one bit surprised to hear they are off the market so to speak. In spite of all the 'rave reviews' by all the industry folks there seems to be a huge misunderstanding that this process is in any way directed to the individual owners and small shops. If this stuff take a serious foothold in the small arms community, I will be surprised.
I guess my misunderstanding stemmed from the entire thread dedicated to answering questions about coating individuals' parts (https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=35550) and calling them up and getting individual coating pricing, not to mention actually sending my gear in, getting it coated, and then getting it back.
No doubt that they'd rather focus on any large contract jobs for LE/Mil/etc, especially since they look like they're running at capacity. But I'd say that up until a day or two ago, there was a reasonable and concerted effort to direct a segment of their business to individual owners. Hell, the fact that they offered and advertised that very service proves it.
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