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That's surprising to hear about people's trouble with PSA customer service. I have ordered a couple things from them before and they have always been quick and responsive. When I ordered a barrel before their Black Friday sale at full price only to see the next day that a new lower price came out, I e-mailed them to see if I could get store credit for the difference and they immediately retroactively price matched it. The barrel was very nice, as were the other parts I ordered from them in the past.
Why would a manufacturer like FN do that? Put sub-par shit on the market and stamp their name on it? I can see if they were contract manufacturing bbls to brand as 'PSA' but that's not the case here.
There was a thread here not too long ago I believe you both posted in..AlphaSierra you may have started it? Barrels were of course brought up. In keeping with M4Cs mantra, can either of you, or anyone offer some data on why they may not be as good? Genuinely curious, and will happily read whatever sources you can cite. I have some PSA parts/uppers as well as DD, Colt, and BCM (before the 'fanboy' thought crosses your mind)
When I look at the bbls on paper I see a spec material, twist rate, finish, chamber, etc. The barrels have been eluded to as inferior enough times that it's about time someone call out for what reasons.
Last edited by munch520; 02-04-12 at 23:48.
PSA just made it to my "No Purchase" list. No response to emails. Will not answer the phone. I even spoke to an "owner" who said he'd call me back about my order status in a couple of minutes. Why deal with poor their customer service when you can shop with companies like G&R and SKD who actually respond and try to help you out, if not fix the issue immediately.
i got a upper from PSA for the FN barrel and its been 100%, i also purchase ammo alot from them.
on the note of barrels yall should look at this thread
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/5...OU_DECIDE.html
Correct. Most ISO 'advertised' certs just indicate the company's record keeping will be sufficient for a transparent OEM-supplier relationship.
But there are a million ISO certifications for various BS. 9001 addresses quality. Maintaining that cert is all about record keeping and ensuring your process is accurately reflected in your data and quality management system.
I am a professional ISO and FDA consultant and I'll be the first one to state that ISO certification means absolutly nothing as compared to government regulations and specific military requirements. Certified, audited, and accepted, mil-spec materials is the high card. ISO is an advertising gimmick and shouldn't influence anyone's opinion of an AR barrel.
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I don't think that's been the case. The point people have been trying to make is that just because FN makes barrels for them doesn't automatically mean that they're made to TDP specs. Of course this doesn't make it automatically untrue either. Unless Palmetto or FN coughs up a P.O. and doc pack we may never really know...
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