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nickb834

Re: Brownells UK

#11 Post by nickb834 »

As it happens it is a CMMG, but I've bought a pin before I need one - what I'm actually desperate for is the extractor as mine broke.....
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#12 Post by John MH »

nickb834 wrote: I'm also getting s*** service from UK RFD's for eg; I'm, still waiting for AR15 firing pin and extractor for 22LR - nearly 4 weeks now - as a certain someone fecked off to the Shot Show and didn't sort it before he went.
Don't be shy spill the beans. ;)
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#13 Post by nickb834 »

John MH wrote:
nickb834 wrote: I'm also getting s*** service from UK RFD's for eg; I'm, still waiting for AR15 firing pin and extractor for 22LR - nearly 4 weeks now - as a certain someone fecked off to the Shot Show and didn't sort it before he went.
Don't be shy spill the beans. ;)
Not warranted yet - just slow service so far.......
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#14 Post by safetyfirst »

I was going to grab a complete Cmmg spare part kit from the states at some point, perhaps a few others here might like one, we could club together?
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#15 Post by nickb834 »

safetyfirst wrote:I was going to grab a complete Cmmg spare part kit from the states at some point, perhaps a few others here might like one, we could club together?
There isn't much that's unique to a CMMG, so lower parts are standard apart from the BHOA (Bolt Hold Open Adaptor), the upper is standard AR, so the unique parts are the bolt and it's associated parts (well, also the gas deflector and dust cover too - but I've changed mine back to a full length dust cover and removed the gas deflector.

When I free floated my forend and I had the barrel off, it certainly looked possible to change the upper to a full bore barrel (the upper even has the port for the gas key / tube still open - not that I've looked at it on the offchance of WW3 / Zombies / Armageddon / Big comet or anything).

So the point I'm getting at is - I don't think you really need a complete spare parts kit from CMMG - and even so, they'd be firearms component parts and thus subject to ITAR so you'd need an export license and so on.

Better to "just" order a firing pin and extractor from sources in the UK that are compatible with the CMMG bolt (though I don't think they're too dissimilar to Ciener bolts) and get the rest of the parts from any UK source that are as per AR15 spec.
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#16 Post by safetyfirst »

The Cmmg kit is just for their 22 bolt assembly.

http://www.cmmginc.com/product_p/22ba616.htm

It's cheap so might be able to get it through?
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#17 Post by BamBam »

Have you spoken to Rimfire magic about parts yet?

I see Roger is using the CMMG uppers for his rimfire ARs.
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#18 Post by safetyfirst »

Oooh, might be a good source.
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#19 Post by Sim G »

bnz41 wrote:Anyone ordered from Brownells UK recently what do you think of there postage costs.

Need to get a chamber brush and a bolt hold open device ( u shaped bit of plastic) for a new rifle total cost £18.40 inc vat + postage is with parcel force for such small items costing £8.85 they are having a laugh no sale here.

If they're classed as gun parts, and the American authorities have some very strange ideasas to what does constitute a "gun part", then it can no longer be sent via the USPS system. That doesn't mean you can't get the stuff, just that shipping has to go via FedEx or UPS or such. Had a quote from UPS a little while ago and they wanted 113 dollars for a two pound parcel....

Postage/shipping is expensive these days.
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#20 Post by Dark Skies »

bnz41 wrote:Anyone ordered from Brownells UK recently what do you think of there postage costs.

Need to get a chamber brush and a bolt hold open device ( u shaped bit of plastic) for a new rifle total cost £18.40 inc vat + postage is with parcel force for such small items costing £8.85 they are having a laugh no sale here.

They're a tad on the steep side! And slow. I ordered an A1 sight adjusting tool on 22 January. It didn't get shipped until 4th February and it's still not here. Total cost was £18.65 - of which £8.85 was postage. The tool is about an inch and a quarter long and weighs next to nothing. If you sent it in a small jiffy bag you could be forgiven for thinking it was empty. I'd have got if off Ebay cheaper but the only person selling the 5 x 5 stud tool won't ship anything outside of the USA for some reason.
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