Outstanding. Great to hear about companies that will go the extra mile.
I am going to apologize for a long post... but it may be worth the read for some.
I am not a brand loyalist, but I am starting to think SIG is a pretty damn good company. I had some amazing service to tell you about, but first, a little background.
I bought one of the very first SIG 516 Patrol rifles they sold. I started doing training drills and spent thousands of rounds a month. Over the years, the system saw heavy use, including the upper running thousands of rounds of auto fire and simulated auto fire. Within less than 7 years, the system saw over 30,000 rounds. I stopped counting after awhile.
With all those rounds fired, the gun was 100% reliable. I never had a single failure due to anything but lack of cleaning and/or lube. It proved to be a true "go to war" rifle that I knew I could rely on in life or death situations.
A few weeks ago, within 100 or so round, my groups went from 1.5 MOA to 5 MOA. I also had a soft primer strike. I took the weapon apart to clean it to see if that would help. I found the the original firing pin tip was mushrooming. Also, the rifling in the barrel was heavily worn.
I called SIG to setup a service to have a new barrel installed. Sadly, they only made gen 1 barrels and uppers for a very, very brief time and they had no replacement parts.
After a long convo about my attachment and history with the rifle, the customer service rep went to the engineers and machinists. They called me back (unexpectedly) and helped make magic happen.
Normally, a replacement barrel would have been about $300+ from SIG. For $400, they covered round-trip shipping, machined my original upper to fit the latest generation barrel and piston system, upgraded me to the latest adjustable gas block, replaced all my springs everywhere (except the trigger group, which is aftermarket), replaced my firing pin, and did a complete clean and lube.
I am completely blown away. The turn-around time was only 8 days and I now have a fantastic, one of a kind SIG manufactured and customize Gen 1 516 Patrol.
Sorry for the really crappy pics... but I really wanted to share.
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It’s my birthday today...so I got myself a desert eagle 50. This thing literally gives me hard on. Lol.
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Welcome to the club.It’s my birthday today...so I got myself a desert eagle 50. This thing literally gives me hard on. Lol.
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Are you embarking on a career as a gangsta rapper?
Nice collection
Thanks, I was bored tonight and pulled some stuff out of the safe to reorganize it. Aside my CZ Scorpion and FAL those three rifles are probably my favorite to shoot out everything I own.
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Tell me more about your M1 Garands! I love them! I own a couple.
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