Boot_Scraper

Welp, Faxon took care of the bad barrel. I decided to go all in and ordered a 16" pencil profile .308 Win. That should bring the bare rifle weight to about 7.6lbs. That's lighter than a G2 compact hunter. Now my G2 envy has finally subsided. Thank God! Thank Faxon! Also my Armaspec Stealth Recoil Spring has final shipped. I've been waiting on it to tune my gas block to it. Should be fun. I'll report back. Here is a turtle sandwich just because:

A lot of folks will be owing you thanks @bfoosh006. Damn thorough ammo testing you did. You might even be qualified as the resident PA-10 guru. Good on you!

I'm getting a slight x39 chubb.

Peer pressure mostly. Seriously though, the .308 has way more gas than it needs. The mid length gas system on the PA-10 compounds it. The adjustable gas blocks allow you to tune it to where it uses just what it needs to operate properly. Makes for lighter felt recoil and it's easier on the moving parts. Or so I've read.

Found a great bipod for my PA-10. Though I'm pretty sure I can't afford it.

Optics planet is running an instant rebate on Faxon products through the 5th. Plus a Labor day coupon for another 10% off. FYI Faxon Sale

Thanks for the tip. Caught 2 in 2 days. Works like a charm.

Rainy day = ammo order. Stocked up on some S&B 9mm from SGammo. Lovin' these prices. U S A! U S A!

Welcome from the other side of the Sabine River!! I bought a PA-10 upper and lower that has turned into a custom build, thanks to the fine regulars on this site. Building it is 90% of the fun for me. Just leave your credit card next to the keyboard for convenience. Stay safe and dry!

GENIUS!!

I watched it without my approved goggles. Now I have pink eye. ?

It ain't lookin too good. See here: Barrel off center Sent it back yesterday. They want to pass it through QC. We'll see. To be continued....

I think we saw the same one. It was more hairy than the news reported it to be.

Thanks for the "at'a'boy"s gents! I'm an aircraft inspector/mech by trade. If I fail to find imperfections in mechanical devices, bad things can happen. It's all relative. Yes, the outer rim of the ext where the ramps are cut, are pretty dang sharp. Very clean and precise though.

Huge thanks to those put it on the line for a living. Stay safe.

Thanks for the help fellas. Love this group. I had high hopes for Faxon after looking into their reputation. Hopefully it's an isolated incident (I'm sure it is). My luck as usual.

Lemme see if I can get a better vid...

Damn good idea! I have an arrow saw that I also use to spin test my arrows. I pulled it out and the barrel spins true but the barrel extension does wobble. You can see the step difference. High Low

@survivalshop I appreciate the help! Here's some pics to help convey my method of madness. So I'm using a square flush against the side of the upper, just below the rail. Using the port as a reference point, I take a measurement on both sides. Here's the PSA barrel. Here's what the Faxon looks like. You can see that the barrel is taking a left turn. Even when using the outside of the barrel as a reference (to dismiss a offset port location) the discrepancy is repeated. No muzzle device installed, only the barrel nut.This time I only went to 50 lb-ft to see if MrPaul might have been onto something. No worries though. from what I can tell, Faxon will fix me up. Nothing in life is perfect. Thanks again for the help. I'll keep ya'll posted.

Yep, I had a muzzle device on it and only had to go 1/8 turn past contacting the crush washer to properly index. The problem is not with the gas tube, or gas block, the Faxon barrel itself is off to one side by about 1/16". The original PSA barrel is centered perfectly in line with the upper. @MrPaul , I tried that too. Torqued barrel nut to 70 lb-ft, back to zero<--repeat 2X then final 70 lb-ft. Same results.