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So I picked up my STG-556 from Ratworx here in Illinois about 3 weeks ago. I take it out a week later, shoots great, but the integral optic had a lens come loose. I called MSAR, they said send it in, so I unbolt the dedicated optic (leaving me with no sights at all) and figure it will take a week turnaround and they will just send me a new optic.
Here we are a week later, and I call to see if I am going to have the optic back by this weekend for my range trip. I spoke to the gunsmith, who couldn't confirm the optic had been received (post office delivery tag confirms it was) and get told that 'the optics room probably has it and will swap out the optics tube, but they don't have any right now, they are on order." When I ask if this is goign to be one week, two weeks, a month, the response was "soon." Needless to say, I was a little less than impressed thus far. I did call in advance to tell them I had a broken optic, and the lack of replacement ones was not mentioned. Nor did they offer to take a good tube out of a built rifle which would seem to be the next logical step.
In any case, I am now left with a nice, new rifle that I can't shoot due to lack of any sighting system, and no definite date when it will be replaced.
That leaves me with three options, per the poll:
1. Wait it out.
2. Buy an optics rail from an online retailer for the best price I can find, miss taking it to the range this weekend.
3. Suck it up, drive an hour West, pay the extra $30 over cheapest I can find and pick one up from Ratworx tomorrow night. instant gratification.
Obviously this thread is mostly about venting my frustration, just wanted to know what anyone woudl do in my situation. :neutral:
Here we are a week later, and I call to see if I am going to have the optic back by this weekend for my range trip. I spoke to the gunsmith, who couldn't confirm the optic had been received (post office delivery tag confirms it was) and get told that 'the optics room probably has it and will swap out the optics tube, but they don't have any right now, they are on order." When I ask if this is goign to be one week, two weeks, a month, the response was "soon." Needless to say, I was a little less than impressed thus far. I did call in advance to tell them I had a broken optic, and the lack of replacement ones was not mentioned. Nor did they offer to take a good tube out of a built rifle which would seem to be the next logical step.
In any case, I am now left with a nice, new rifle that I can't shoot due to lack of any sighting system, and no definite date when it will be replaced.
That leaves me with three options, per the poll:
1. Wait it out.
2. Buy an optics rail from an online retailer for the best price I can find, miss taking it to the range this weekend.
3. Suck it up, drive an hour West, pay the extra $30 over cheapest I can find and pick one up from Ratworx tomorrow night. instant gratification.
Obviously this thread is mostly about venting my frustration, just wanted to know what anyone woudl do in my situation. :neutral: