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    He told me to take the chamber brush, lube it up real good, attach it to a cleaning rod then a cordless drill and lightly run it for about 10 seconds. Then take some emery paper, wrap it around the bore brush and do the same for about 10 seconds. I don't know how comfortable I would be with this and can't find any information on how to do this online.
    Cleaning with a chamber brush is always recommended. However, the rest of the advice is unacceptable from a manufacturer. There should have been an offer to replace or repair it, with shipping on their dime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric View Post
    Cleaning with a chamber brush is always recommended. However, the rest of the advice is unacceptable from a manufacturer. There should have been an offer to replace or repair it, with shipping on their dime.


    Like I said DPMS is more concerned with numbers than quality.


    Them telling a customer to take abrasives to a new upper is just an example of that.

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    I missed that little gem in his earlier post. I would go back to the dealer and demand that he take the weapon back or assist with getting DPMS to refund the money.

    DPMS is garbage in my opinion. Everyone that I have worked with/on was crap and this just reinforces it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Eric View Post
    Cleaning with a chamber brush is always recommended. However, the rest of the advice is unacceptable from a manufacturer. There should have been an offer to replace or repair it, with shipping on their dime.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jdbell2004 View Post
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    I called DPMS and told them what my issue was.
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    or I could try polishing the chamber myself.

    He told me to take the chamber brush, lube it up real good, attach it to a cleaning rod then a cordless drill and lightly run it for about 10 seconds. Then take some emery paper, wrap it around the bore brush and do the same for about 10 seconds. I don't know how comfortable I would be with this and can't find any information on how to do this online.
    Seriously!!????? I am at a loss for words....

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    If I had a brand new gun that didn't cycle correctly, it would be going back to the manufacturer for them to fix it, at the very least. If I have to modify a brand new gun just to make it eject a casing, that is a sure sign it's a gun I don't want.

    If a company told me to modify a brand new gun of theirs, I would demand they refund my money and find a manufacturer who at least gives a damn.
    Last edited by stifled; 08-19-10 at 08:46.

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    What did you actually pay for the DPMS upper?

    Cam

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    Polishing a chamber is a bad idea. Polishing makes it harder for the operating system to extract the casing.

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