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5RGenII disappointment in quality control

Wrcassell21, I might catch so hell over what I'm going to say,well,I'm going to say it anyway. I would not buy "remdumbting" ever after what I went through with a 7-08 I bought a few years back. But, If your happy with your rifle DO NOT send it back. Most likely you won't see it for at least 3 months and then I doubt it will be fixed right. Like I said, If your happy with your rifle and the crown is an issue take it to a local gunsmith.
remdumbting used to be a real good rifle but quality control is real bad now. Also I've heard george soros has investments in remdumbting I don't know if that is true words.

You are right and they'll be here shortly to let you know ... wait for it. :):D:rolleyes::cool:
 
21, perhaps if it shoots to your satisfaction, put the brake on and the ding won't be seen. Of course you will know it's there and that can eat on you. +1 on the extensive turn around time and QC at Remington experienced by a couple of friends. Thinking a recrown by your smith would be more involved since the brake threads will need to be addressed also. Good luck
 
Dropped it off at the smith today, going to recrown and polish , will pick it up in 1 week and see if it was worth it, thank you all for all the feed back.
 
Dropped it off at the smith today, going to recrown and polish , will pick it up in 1 week and see if it was worth it, thank you all for all the feed back.

IIWY, I'd have the smith check for anything else that might be wrong with it from the factory before any work is done as it will void your warranty ... but that's just me. Re-crowning might not help you much if your barrel is ...

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Good luck!
 
Your smith will probably do a better crown job on it than the people at Remington did, even before they put a gouge in it.
As Dosh said, you have to worry now about the threading for the muzzle brake being affected by cutting the barrel back to re-crown (unless the smith can re-crown without cutting the barrel). Maybe he can just use one of the re-crown tools without cutting the barrel.
 
What Feenix said, I would do the same, have your smith go over the rifle before recrowning. Remember your dealing with "remdumbting" and Q.C. issues.
 
Dropped it off at the smith today, going to recrown and polish , will pick it up in 1 week and see if it was worth it, thank you all for all the feed back.

Get him to hand-lap the bore before he re-crowns it and check the headspace of the chamber, while he has it. Hand-lapping makes break-in virtually non-existent.
 
Your smith will probably do a better crown job on it than the people at Remington did, even before they put a gouge in it.
As Dosh said, you have to worry now about the threading for the muzzle brake being affected by cutting the barrel back to re-crown (unless the smith can re-crown without cutting the barrel). Maybe he can just use one of the re-crown tools without cutting the barrel.

The smith could cut a recessed target crown into it, and might not have to mill the front of the barrel. Just cut a new crown that's recessed compared to the original one. That would be his easiest bet, and it wouldn't affect the barrel threads.
 
The smith said he thought he could chamfer and polish / re bevel the existing crown in relevance to where the "nick" is
 
I hope it works out for ya, you would think for what ya pay for a rifle like that, then there would be no problems. I'm really sour on remington rifles, after that deal with the 7-08 I doubt I would ever buy another remington.
 
I agree with the above statement, unless it's an older one. I'm done buying REM after the still ongoing debacle with an sps 7 mag I bought, can't imagine dealing with things after buying something like you have! I'm sorry you're having issues with it man, good luck!
 
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