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He states that FN sells bolts and parts to dealers (this is not true to my knowledge). He also states that he DID NOT buy them from FN. So that means there is a middle man.
That middle man could be anything. Thief, etc, etc.
My FN bolts we sold more than a year ago where from a contract over run. They never actually came from FN and they were NOT marked like these (which did come from FN).
C4
Last edited by C4IGrant; 08-03-11 at 09:37.
From: "Stuart Slocum" <stuarts@fnmfg.com>
To: "Rodger Young'" <@yahoo.com>
Sir,
FN does not sell M16 bolts (or any other such parts) commercially; nor have we ever. We do sell FN designed AR style barrels for commercial customers.
Regards,
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Rodger Young [@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:48 AM
To: Joe Taylor
Subject: Fw: FN bolts for sale on Gunbroker
Joe,
It seems I have an old address for an FN contact. I corresponded previously with Beryl on this matter. I am now also seeing barrels sold as FN manufacture through Palmetto State Armory. Has FN changed its policy on selling to the public?
Readiness is all.
--- On Mon, 8/1/11, Rodger Young <@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Rodger Young <@yahoo.com>
> Subject: FN bolts for sale on Gunbroker
> To: berylm@fnmfg.com
> Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 6:21 PM
>
> Beryl,
>
> We spoke on this subject in MAR03. I recently posted a copy
> of our email into this thread.
>
> https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=83917&page=4
>
> You can see the response Jason Mele, of Upstate Armory
> Group, posted a little more than halfway down page 4.
>
> Here it is in its entirety:
>
> FN sells parts direct to a number of dealers and
> manufacturers. Furthermore, this is not an M16 part, as the
> bolt will function in either the AR15 or the M16, just like
> fire control pins, buffer tubes, upper receivers, etc. It is
> the carrier assembly that is specific to the M16. I did not
> receive these directly from FN. Also, FN is located here in
> SC and there is absolutely ZERO information in public hands
> about ANYTHING being stolen from FN, and I believe that a
> theft of machinegun parts from America's largest
> manufacturer of machineguns would at least make the local
> news
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jason Mele
> Upstate Armory Group, Inc
>
> Tel: 864-380-3829
> Fax: 866-419-1562
> Email: jason@upstatearmorygroup.com
> http://www.upstatearmorygroup.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
> So, have FN's business practices changed since 2003?
>
>
> Thank you,
>
Last edited by Tweak; 08-03-11 at 10:55.
Hope this isn't considered derailing:
I picked up a few FN-manufactured magazines in a pile of "$5 specials". a couple years back. Replaced the green GI followers with MAGPUL ones. I'm assuming mags were never sold to the public either?
I can take pics of the floorplates, I do believe they're genuine FN, marked as being manufactured in Columbia, SC.
Thanks Tweak for the effort. That pretty much ends the conversation about FN selling to dealers.
C4
Not trying to derail this thread. But I came across this on another local AR site. Spikes Upper with FN barrel
It seems like a great deal to me. But the reason I brought it up was the FN barrel. What is the story on this? Doesn't Palmetto sell FN barreled uppers now too? I think this might all be related.
"You done good. Remember the rules of home gun smithing: Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with a torch/dremel, grind it to fit, paint it to match with a sharpie!"
I'll have to get some pics and see what you guys think. Didn't look cheesy or counterfeit to me, and I've never had a failure in either one that I could remember. When I got them they were pretty muddy/dusty, had all sorts of crud inside. I also pulled a genuine Colt 20 rounder out of the same box, with alloy follower, rampant colt floorplate and all.
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