dpms panther sportical 5.56 nato

[ugaarguy]

How can a chamber be cut so tightly that it causes a kaboom yet still chamber a round? How come the previous shots did not cause an explosion or have overpressure signs? Headspace could come into play but I would imagine one would notice separated case heads etc before the rifle suddenly explodes.

Fouling in the chamber, brass buildup from a roughly cut chamber? Maybe the brass did have overpressure signs, and it wasn't noticed. I'm just going on what I've seen in the past. We're all taking educated guesses unless some photos or more exact details are provided.

 

[FlyinBryan]

There are folks here who worked for distributors, and they've seen far larger sample sizes. A handfull of data points do not a meaningful sample make.

howz about a poll of current owners of dpms, bushmaster, remington, etc,,, and how their rifles are running, problems they have had, or the lack of, right here on this forum????

seriously? how would that sample size be? then we could get other opinions that matter besides these guys that used to work in sales, or previously worked in distribution bla bla bla.

 

[justice06rr]

It's not about brand snobbery. It's the fact that some brands have established that they have poor quality control, and build rifles to much lower standards than other manufacturers. As I noted in my previous S&W has AR type rifles starting at $600, but they've consistently proven to build rifles to very high quality standards, and they have excellent QC

what I meant by 'brand snobs' are some firearm owners who swear only to certain brands i.e. Glock, Colt, etc when clearly a Ruger, Spikes, or Smith is just as good and can be had for hundreds less. If you have the cheddar to splurge on a Noveske or DD, go for it. But it doesn't mean to say a Spikes or RRA won't do the job just the same. Pick the weapon based on your method of use.