First off, hey guys. Pretty cool site here. Right in line with what has become my point of view.
Anyways, after months of deliberation, and with Remington's cat finally out of the bag- I took the plunge and went with the 450. Seems as though theres a heck of a lot more viable reasons to go this route than the other big bores, but I digresss.
So I find this barrel/bolt combo from MGI and it arrives yesterday. Put it in a DPMS low pro upper-Fit good, Took the firing pin out and cycled thru 4 or 5 8 round mags- no hangups. All great until I inspect the crown area. To say its a pee poor attempt is being nice. the threads are buggered, and the muzzle is visibly uneven. What a kick in the guts.
Has anyone else messed with this company? Are there any other viable sources for these barrels? Should I infer that the rest of the machine work on this barrel is substandard IE, chamber, throat bolt? Or just shoot it. Im trying to wait and calm down a bit before I call them- cooler heads always prevail.
Just wondering what you guys think?