its beginning to look alot like xmas....to soon...

[Kikn]

I thought you were going to put it together yourself.

Normally I do mechanical work myself. It never fails that anytime I let someone touch my car or anything else they screw it up. Which is why I do all my work on my cars, trucks, motorcycles including engine/transmission repair. I guess I should make room for a vice and get tools for my own repairs.

Arrrrgghhhhhhhh! What screw(s) did they break?

The one that holds the handgaurd on. They said they would have to order a new screw for it.

So test-fire was not mentioned to you when you agreed to the work?

No mention of a test fire was talked about prior to me handing over the rifle and parts. Not even a sign stating as much. I was told it was store policy. If it were policy you would think they would let people know. I think he just wanted to shoot it. Kind of peeves me now that I have 3 rounds down the tube and didn't go through the recommended barrel break in proceedures. Even though I don't think it really matters that much I don't think its that big of a deal. Even though when I handed the barrel over I had the instructions with the barrel still so obviously he just totatlly disregarded that paper that Lilja put in for break in.

I would not shoot it, because then "You did that." Hence the encouragement for you to go shoot it.

That was my thinking as well.

With the bore scope, you will want someone to look at the port first, analyze the area around it, then work forward from it at 12 o'clock within the barrel. If there is any missing section of steel in front of the port, that would be an indicator of damage to the bore. Any abnormal striations in front of the port along that land or groove would also indicate damage from a burr that was dragged down the pipe violently..

Thats what I was trying to look for I couldn't see anything but then again I don't really have a trained eye for such a thing. Even though i would think it would stick out like a sore thumb.

Where did they get the ammunition to test-fire it? Did they have it on-hand and not even check with you that it was ok to fire through your blaster?

They don't have any 6.5 on the shelves and I have never even seen it in their stores. So I didn't think they would even have a way to fire any rounds at all.

One of the guys had a box in the back for whatever reason. Factory hornady 123 A-max, never came to me and asked if it was Ok to shoot.